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Lecture 9 Language Flashcards

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Language is defined as a ___ system of ___ ___ that has an organized ___ and ___ to convey ___ content.

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complex, symbolic expression, grammar and syntax, semantic

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Language encompasses both verbal __ and __ components.

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expression and comprehension

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A combination of ___ will yield a morpheme.

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phonemes

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Note that some __ can be complete words by themselves.

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morphemes

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A combination of morphemes will yield a __.

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word

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What is semantics?

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the meaning connected to words and sentences

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What is prosody?

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the vocal intonation that can modify the literal meaning of words and sentences

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What is the stringing together of sentences to form a meaningful narrative?

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discourse

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Language is any system that is used for __ and __ ideas.

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representing and communicating

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Speech refers to a particular ___ manner of communicating language.

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audible

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Many species of animals use ___ as a form of communication, as do humans.

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sound

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What are the differences btwn apes and humans in regard to language?

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we have lower larynx, longer oral cavity, and ability to move tongue both horizontally and vertically –> so can produce wider range of formant patterns

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Language is a combination of four entirely separate abilities including ability to…

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categorize info, label categories, sequence behaviors, mimic

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Broddman area(s) for Wernicke’s area?

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22

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Broddman area(s) for Broca’s area?

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44 and 45

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Wernicke’s area is right near ___’s gyrus (a/k/a primary ___ cortex, Broddman areas ___ and ___).

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Heschl’s, auditory, 41 and 42

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Together, Heschl’s gyrus, anterior and posterior temporal planes (STP) are sometimes called what?

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planum temporale

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Broca’s area plays an integral role in ___ of language; and is located in the ___ ___ lobe.

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production, inferior frontal

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Wernicke’s area plays an integral role in __ __ and __; and is located in the ___ part of the __ __ gyrus.

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phonemic encoding and decoding, posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus

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What is the arcuate fasciculus?

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a major fiber bundle that connects Wernicke’s to Broca’s through the angular gyrus

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Speaking the written word activates primary __ cortex, while speaking the heard word activates primary __ cortex; both activate primary __ cortex.

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visual, auditory, motor

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Wernicke’s area is where __ have __.

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where words have meaning

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Morphemes are assembled in __’s area.

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Broca’s

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Wernicke’s aphasia is an example of __ aphasia.

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fluent

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Word meanings get sent from __'s area to __'s area via the __ __.
Wernicke's to Broca's via arcuate fasciculus
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What does the angular gyrus do?
convert visual info into auditory info (in reading)
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Language mapping is done to protect language functions during surgery for __ __ __ or __ __.
temporal lobe epilepsy, brain tumors
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Language mapping is done while patient is awake and interactive because...
the brain itself does not have pain receptors
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In language mapping, how do you know that a brain area is important for visual object naming?
when patient cannot name object during stimulation of that area
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Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia?: loss of ability to understand language
Wernicke's
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Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia?: prevents a person from producing speech
Broca's
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Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia?: person CAN understand speech
Broca's
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Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia?: speech is slow and slurred
Broca's
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Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia?: person CAN speak clearly, but the words that are strung together do not make sense ("word salad")
Wernicke's
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Broca's or Wernicke's aphasia?: person is completely cognizant of deficit
Broca's
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The language area of males is __ than the language area of females.
larger
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Ojemann et al. reveal that the size of the language area is perhaps __ related to language ability.
inversely
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In multilingual speakers, the weaker language is often distributed over __ areas compared to the stronger primary language.
larger
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The right hemisphere maintains __ auditory comprehension of language and __ reading ability.
good, some
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The ___ hemisphere is implicated in semantic processing but has no ability in __ processing.
right, syntactical
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What is aphasia?
difficulty producing or comprehending language in any modality (in speech, writing, or reading)
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What is alexia?
inability to read
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What is agraphia?
inability to write
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What is anomia?
word-finding deficit
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What is paraphasia?
production of unintended syllables, words, or phrases in an effort to speak
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What is apraxia of speech?
difficulty producing sequences of speech sounds
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What is aprosidia?
loss of tone in voice
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Working memory and sound articulation impairment are associated w/ ___ aphasias and ___'s area.
non-fluent, Broca's
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Difficulty holding sentences in memory & word rhyming are associated w/ ___ aphasias and ___'s area
fluent, Wernicke's
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The arcuate fasciculus is associated w/ ___ ___, a non-fluent aphasic symptom.
recurring utterances
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Impairment in ___ ___ is a ___ aphasic symptom associated w/ the medial temporal lobe.
speech comprehension, fluent
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Apraxia of speech is a ___ aphasic symptom associated w/ the ___; laborious ___ but relatively good ___.
non-fluent, insula, articulation, comprehension
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In ___'s aphasia, what is said usually makes sense but is very ___ or ___ in style.
compressed or telegraphic
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In ___'s aphasia, speech is typically devoid of content but __, __ and __ are preserved.
Wernicke's, rhythm, grammar, articulation
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What kind of aphasia is this an example of?: "Before I was in the one here, I was over in the other one. My sister had the thing in the other one."
Wernicke's
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A lesion in Wernicke's aphasia can result in a severe loss of understanding, even though __ of __ words and __ maybe fully normal.
hearing, nonverbal, music
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What is a "pure" aphasia? What are three examples?
selective impairments in specific areas, e.g., alexia (w/o agraphia), agraphia, word deafness
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Is Broca's aphasia a fluent or nonfluent aphasia?
nonfluent
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Area 39 is the ___ ___.
angular gyrus (for reading)
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Fluent aphasias involve fluent ___ (w/o ___ disorders), but difficulties either in auditory verbal ___ and/or ___ (e.g., Wernicke's).
speech, w/o articulatory, comprehension, expression
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Non-fluent aphasias (e.g., apraxia) involve laborious ___, but relatively good auditory verbal ___ (e.g., Broca's).
articulation, comprehension
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Conduction aphasia is when a person can't ___ words.
repeat
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___ of speech is a core deficit of non-fluent ___, and is thought to come from damage not to Broca's but to the ___ (Dronkers).
apraxia, aphasia, insula
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Damage to superior temporal gyrus results in... (Dronkers).
impaired sentence comprehension
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Damage to arcuate facilus results in... (Dronkers).
recurring utterances
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Damage to Broca's results in impaired ___ and ___ ___ (Dronkers).
articulation, working memory
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Damage to insula results in... (Dronkers).
apraxia of speech (non-fluent aphasias)
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Damage to superior temporal gyrus may result in...
impaired sentence
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Electrical stimulation of left ___ improves later retrieval of words heard during stimulation (Ojemann).
thalamus

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