
12) What is the critical period? The time from birth to puberty during which normal first language acquisition can take place. medication used instead of "meditation") (Ch. A Malapropism - a speech error in which one word is used instead of another with a similar beginning, end and number of syllables (e.g. A slip of the tongue in which two parts of words or two words are switched, as in a dog of bag food (for "a bag of dog food")Ģ. 12) What are spoonerisms and malapropisms? 1. Very general terms are used, even in response to specific requests for information.

Sufferers produce very fluent speech but it's difficult to understand. The type of language disorder that results in difficulties in auditory comprehension. Made up primarily of lexical morphemes, lacks functional and inflectional morphemes.Ģ. Language disorder thatis characterized by a substantially reduced amount of speech, distorted articulation and slow, often effortful speech. 12) What are Broca's and Wernicke's aphasia? 1. A part of the brain in the left hemisphere involved in language comprehension.

A part of the brain in the left hemisphere involved in speech production.Ģ. 12) What are the Broca's and Wernicke's areas responsible for in the brain? 1.
