Exam 19: Extension: C - Language

_____ may refer to a disorder of language apparent in speech, in writing (in this case also called _____), or in reading (also called _____), produced by injury to brain areas specialized for these functions.

Swadish based his hypothesis about the origins of human language on:

Which is NOT a component of Wernicke's aphasia?

According to Brodmann's neuroanatomical identification scheme, Broca's area is referred to as _____, and Wernicke's area is referred to as _____.

An imaging study done by Damasio et al. (1996) demonstrated that:

Which neurosurgeon is responsible for mapping the language areas of the human cortex through the use of electrical stimulation given to patients before surgery?

Syntax is more generally referred to as _____.

According to Dronkers et al., damage to which language structure in the cerebral cortex leads to apraxia of speech (difficulty in producing sequences of speech sounds)?

Which is the name given to the developmental language disorder that can be described in the following way? When one letter is present, letter naming is normal. When more than one letter is present, letter naming is difficult. Even if a letter is specially colored, underlined, has an arrow pointing to it, and is pointed to by the tester, it may be named incorrectly when it is not alone.

The language disorder known as "word deafness" falls under which of the headings of aphasic syndromes listed in the text?

The ability to _____ is least important for language formation.

Yerkish is _____.

The conclusion that the same brain areas are involved in both speech and signing is based primarily on:

The smallest meaningful units of a word are called _____.