writing Flashcards

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what are the diff between writing and speaking

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-writing much slower
-writing normally in isolation
-we speak and listen more than we write
-less research for writing

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what is a common mistake when writing as a child

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spelling phonetically e.g scery for scary

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what theory is inferred from this phonetic spelling

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phonic mediation theory (luria 1970)

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what is the phonic mediation theory

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luria 1970
inner speech - sounds phonemes - sounds into letters - writing

-writing dependent on speaking
-you need inner voice to hear words in your head and put them on paper
-neuropsychological theory suggesting writing involves several steps

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5
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is english regular or irregular

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some of english language is irregular e.g some sounds in diff words are represented by different letters

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what does the irregularity of the english language pose questions around

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is writing is so connected to speaking then how can we write some words as a child e.g silent e in there

-suggests there must be another pathway
-memory pathways that allow us to write irregular words

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7
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case of MH

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-severe anomia but fluent lang (name 1/20 pics)
-unable to select rhyming pairs
-could write names of objects (15/20)
-could repeat non words but not spell them
-circumlocutions – preserved semantic sys
-low rhyming task performance –no inner speech
-could write names of objects she could not name –diff dictionary for spoken and written
-errors were morphological not phonological

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case of EB

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-54 yrs, stroke
-lost ability to speak
-excellent reading and speech comprehension
-no inner speech found by rhyming test, harder to find rhyming pair in words that were spelt diff e.g bear and chair harder than bee and tree
-shows he had no inner speech to hear the sounds
-could access orthography e.g better at words spelt same
-very good writing

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case of PR

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-phonological dysgraphia
-50 yrs, stroke
-normal comprehension and fluent speech
-good reading
-correct writing of common dictated words, poor writing of invented words
-could write indiv letters and repeat non words aloud
-first study casting doubt on phonic mediation theories for spelling

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cases of JS and RD

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-both wernickes
-neologistic jargonaphasia
-able to correctly spell words they couldnt pronounce e.g say sentez for penguin but could write penguin
-evidence against obligatory or unique phonic mediation route for spelling/writing

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10
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what is the dual route model for writing

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more complex model
3 routes/ systems
1: auditory lexicon - graphemic lexicon - letters - writing
2: auditory lexicon - semantic system - graphemic lexicon - letters - writing
3: auditory lexicon - sound phonemes - sounds into letters - letters - writing

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auditory lexicon =

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inner speech

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graphemes =

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symbols representing sounds
-every time we learn spelling of a new word an entry for that spelling is stored in memory @ graphemic lexicon

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case of JC

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-deep dysgraphia
-problem in semantic/lexical route for writing
-broca aphasia
-good lang comprehension (spoken and written)
-semantic erros when writing e.g clock for time

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what is deep dysgraphia

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impairment in connections between semantic system and graphemic lexicon

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auditory analysis system for the dual model of writing

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-discriminates linguistic sounds e.g we recognise when people speak in another lang
-we also repeat words we have never heard before-we need non lexical route for that to translate sounds to graphemes

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vargha-khodem et al 1994 study

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-adolescent boy with amnesia
-problem encoding new memories
-brain tumour age 13, removed and treated with chemo
-consequence of surgery and treatment was amnesia and lang issues
-dev agnosia = unable to recognise things around them
-dev alexia = eventually lost ability to read
-good ability to draw from memory but could not say what he just drew
-prosopognosia = inability to recognise people around him

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what was unusual about case study by vargha-khodem

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-despite progressive problems, he was going to a special school and still performing ok
-he could pass maths and english with no memory
-way he learnt was by recording lectures and playing back the audio
-when asked about the audio he could not answer verbally but could write down his answers
-this is how he passed his exams
-his writing was still linked to memory

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snowdon et al nun study

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-studied nuns each year that lived in a convent
-did cog tests on nuns and studied their brain after death in post mortem
-studied linguistic complexity of essays nuns had to write when entering convent
-the more grammatical density in the essays, the lower incidences of alzheimers