Yes, this fits with what I know; namely, that there is no type of language, other than just a compilation of haphazard pieces of language--the organizational structure of language is disrupted. This applies both to receptive and productive language. However, when there is a conduction deficit, as sometimes happens, the pathways between Wernicke's and Broca's are affected, but the speech areas themselves are spared, the we see good comprehension via the carrying out of commands, although a spoken response to a question is difficult; also the person can spontaneously emit sensible language. I had seen training tapes of patients with Broca's aphasia in grad school, geez, about 20 years ago now, and I am still left with a clear impression of babbling and jumbled together sounds, like half words stuck together in no sensible fashion.
Annette Quoting Tom Allaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I think your student doesn't understand how central to language > these areas are. Someone with damage to Broca's area would not be > making up their own language, because they haven't just lost their > original language, they've lost the processing areas necessary for any > language. Similarly, if someone has Wenicke's damage they're not going > to learn a new language, unless we're talking about damage occurring > quite early in life, in which case the contralateral hemisphere might do > the job. > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
