language Flashcards
broca’s nonfluent aphasia is described as…
impairments in speech production but intact language comprehension
what area of the brain is effected in broca’s aphasia?
inferior frontal lobe
wernick’s fluent aphasia is…
impairments in language comprehension but speech production is intact
what area of the brain is effected in wernicks aphasia?
superior temporal lobe
conduction aphasia is….
impairments in repetition because information cannot flow from brocas to wernicks area
calling your father your mother an example of what kind of paraphasia?
verbal
saying bario drown is an example of what kind of paraphasia
phonemic
using a made up word is an example of what kind of paraphasia?
neologism
yes or no: does neuroplasticity effect aphasia?
yes
true or false: damage to broca’s area cannot affect deaf people’s use of sign language
false !!
the dorsal stream is used for speech _____ while the ventral stream is used for speech _____
production, recognition
/d/ is an example of what
phonemes
/dog/ is an example of what
morphemes
what is syntax
rules that govern how words are used in a sentence
what is semantics
meaning (higher level of syntax)
what did chomsky have to say about language
syntax (structure) is separated from semantics (meaning)
children are born with knowledge of grammar principles describes which hypothesis?
innateness hypothesis
we have an innate set of learning tools describes what?
Language Acquisition Device
using a finite set of rules to form a infinite sentences describes…
generative grammar
language competence is someones…
language ability
how we use language in our daily lives is what?
language performance
language competence is ____ while language performance is _____
implicit, explicit
how does finite state grammar operate ? and is it efficient
one word by one word. no
what are phrase structure rules?
implicit and convert symbols to constrain language at the sentence level
sentences that are misinterpreted because of rules applied is an example of….
garden path sentences
what is transformational grammar?
grammatical rules that convert a phrase between phrase structure and semantic meaning
nativist view of language states that…
language and thought are not connected
according to the nativist view, from 0-2 inner speech monitors thoughts and is ____ from external speech. at age 2, language and thought are ____. at age 7+, language and thought are _____
separate, dependent, independent
what view states language and thought are interconnected?
language relativity view
what is the name of the innate non-spoken language of thought that all humans are born with?
mentalese
describe the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
individuals from around the world who speak different languages have fundamentally different perspectives of the world
saying something is north of something else is using ____ frame. saying something is on the left of something else is using _____ frame. saying something is next to the car is using _____ frame.
absolute, relational, intrinsic
the inability to produce irregular words like “though” is called ______ dyslexia while _____ dyslexia is the inability in reading new and non-words
surface, phonological
in surface dyslexia, reading happens _______ and individuals have difficulty in _____ _____ ___ ____ _____
word-by-word, comparing words to mental dictionary
true or false: individuals with phonological dyslexia cannot read new words because they compare words to their mental dictionary
true
