Broca's Aphasia
Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to the areas of the brain, generally found on the left hemisphere in most people, that are responsible for speech, (Matlin, 2012). The word Aphasia comes “from Modern Latin aphasia, from Greek aphasia "speechlessness," from a- "without" … + phasis "utterance," from phanai "to speak," related to pheme "voice, report, rumor" (Online Etymology Dictionary, n.d.). Many things like tumors and strokes can cause this damage. There are two different types off aphasia, Broca’s aphasia and Wernicke’s aphasia, resulting from which specific area of the brain is effected, i.e. Broca’s area, in near the frontal lobe, and Wernicke’s area toward the back of the brain (Matlin, 2012). Both types effect language, but in two drastically different ways.
Broca’s aphasia generally effects language production, producing broken speech, or “hesitant speech that primarily uses isolated words and short phrases” (Matlin, 2012, p. 308). People suffering with this disorder are generally able to understand the speech of others, though some may …show more content…
It also effects the production of language and often speak in “word salads” and cannot use correct words to express their thoughts. When they speak, they think they know what they are saying, but instead a bunch of random words comes out. An example of something a person suffering with this form of aphasia might say is, “I’m with my beard and there definitely needs to be mires and things falling apart from my clouds”. People suffering with Wernicke’s aphasia are unaware of this problem. Moreover, unlike people suffering with Broca’s aphasia, people with Wernicke’s aphasia do not suffer from any motor movement issues as the Wernicke’s area of the brain does not have anything to do with motor movements (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders,
Broca’s aphasia generally effects language production, producing broken speech, or “hesitant speech that primarily uses isolated words and short phrases” (Matlin, 2012, p. 308). People suffering with this disorder are generally able to understand the speech of others, though some may …show more content…
It also effects the production of language and often speak in “word salads” and cannot use correct words to express their thoughts. When they speak, they think they know what they are saying, but instead a bunch of random words comes out. An example of something a person suffering with this form of aphasia might say is, “I’m with my beard and there definitely needs to be mires and things falling apart from my clouds”. People suffering with Wernicke’s aphasia are unaware of this problem. Moreover, unlike people suffering with Broca’s aphasia, people with Wernicke’s aphasia do not suffer from any motor movement issues as the Wernicke’s area of the brain does not have anything to do with motor movements (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders,