Language and Communication Flashcards
Communication
Information transfer between two individuals
Language
Most sophisticated form of communication
More than just speech
2 main concepts of language
Production
Comprehension
Language and communication are…
important aspects of human social behavior
Language lateralization
Verbal behavior is mostly left lateralized (production and comprehension)
Both hemispheres hear and understand incoming information
What percent of right-handed subjects are left-hemisphere dominant for speech
92%
Language disturbances occur after damage to the…
left side of the brian
What percent of left-handed or ambidextrous subjects are left-hemisphere dominant for speech
69%
4 components of language production
Conceptualization
Formulation
Articulation
Self-monitoring
Language comprehension
Recognizing incoming information (auditory and visual) –> applying meaning (simple and abstract)
Broca’s work
Speech production
Wernicke’s work
Language comprehension
Conduction aphasia
Wernicke-Geschwind model
Early model for understanding how speech is produced in humans
7 components of wernicke-geschwind model
Primary visual cortex
Angular gyrus
Primary auditory cortex
Wernicke’s area
Arcuate fasciculus
Broca’s area
Primary motor cortex
Prosody
Patterns of stresses and intonations in speech (punctuation in writing)
Prosodic disruption can occur in language disorders
