4.6 Language Flashcards
5 basic components of language
phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics
phonology
the actual sound of language
phonemes
morphology
the structure of words
morphemes
semantics
the association of meaning with a word
syntax
how words are put together to form sentences
pragmatics
the dependence of language on context and pre-existing knowledge
language functions are usually centralized in which hemisphere?
the dominant (usually left) hemisphere
Broca’s area
speech production; frontal lobe
aphasia
any type of disorder that involves language
Broca’s aphasia
patient struggles to produce spoken language
“_Broc_a” = _brok_en speech
Wernicke’s Area
speech comprehension; temporal lobe
Wernicke’s aphasia
can speak, but those words don’t make any sense
might have trouble understanding what other people say
global aphasia
both Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area are damaged/effected
arcuate fasciculus
a bundle of axons that connects broca’s area and wernicke’s area
conduction aphasia
occurs if the arcuate fasciculus is damaged; they cannot connect information from Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area
the patient is unable to repeat (language production) something that has been said to them (language comprehension)
