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)