Aphasia
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| - | A '''neologism''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] ''νεολογισμός'' [''neologismos''], from ''νέος'' [''neos''] new + ''λόγος'' [''logos''] word, speech, discourse + suffix ''-ισμός'' [''-ismos''] [[-ism]]) is a [[word]], [[terminology|term]], or [[phrase]] which has been recently created ("coined") — often to apply to new concepts, to synthesize pre-existing concepts, or to make older terminology sound more contemporary. Neologisms are especially useful in identifying [[inventions]], new [[phenomena]], or old [[ideas]] which have taken on a new cultural context. The term "e-mail", as used today, is an example of a neologism. | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| + | "Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Puncher and Wattmann of a [[Personal god |personal God]] quaquaquaqua with white beard quaquaquaqua outside time without extension who from the heights of divine [[Apatheia|apathia]] divine [[athambia]] divine [[aphasia]] loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Miranda with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are plunged in torment..." --''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' | ||
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| + | A [[partial]] or [[total]] [[loss]] of [[language]] [[skill]]s due to [[brain]] [[damage]]. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernike's area, causes aphasia. | ||
| - | Neologisms are by definition "new", and as such are often directly attributable to a specific individual, publication, period or event. The term "neologism" was itself coined around [[1800]]; so for some time in the early 19th Century, the word "neologism" was itself a neologism. | ||
| - | Neologisms can also refer to an existing word or phrase which has been assigned a new meaning. | + | ==History== |
| + | The first recorded case of aphasia is from an Egyptian [[papyrus]], the [[Edwin Smith Papyrus]], which details speech problems in a person with a [[traumatic brain injury]] to the [[temporal lobe]]. | ||
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| + | ==Notable cases== | ||
| + | *[[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] | ||
| + | [[Maurice Ravel]]<BR> | ||
| + | Jan Berry of [[Jan and Dean]]<BR> | ||
| + | [[Sven Nykvist]]<BR> | ||
| + | [[Robert E. Lee]]<BR> | ||
| + | [[Edwyn Collins]]<BR> | ||
| + | [[Paul David Wilson]]<BR> | ||
| + | [[Joseph Chaikin]]<BR> | ||
| + | [[Sir John Hale]] | ||
| + | ==In fiction== | ||
| + | *[[The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin]] by [[Rudyard Kipling]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Aphasiology]] | ||
| + | *[[Speech disorder]] | ||
| + | *[[Dysnomia (disorder)|Dysnomia disorder]] | ||
| + | *[[Aprosodia]] | ||
| + | *[[Dysprosody]] | ||
| + | *[[Glossolalia]] | ||
| + | *[[Paragrammatism]] | ||
| - | In [[psychiatry]], the term is used to describe the creation of words which only have meaning to the person who uses them. It is considered normal in children, but a symptom of [[thought disorder]] indicative of a [[Psychosis|psychotic]] [[mental illness]] such as [[schizophrenia]] in adults. Usage of neologisms may also be related to [[aphasia]] acquired after [[brain damage]] resulting from a [[stroke]] or [[Traumatic brain injury|head injury]]. | ||
| - | In [[theology]], a neologism is a relatively new doctrine (for example, [[rationalism]]). In this sense, a neologist is an innovator in the area of a doctrine or belief system, and is often considered heretical or subversive by the mainstream clergy or religious institution(s). | ||
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A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernike's area, causes aphasia.
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History
The first recorded case of aphasia is from an Egyptian papyrus, the Edwin Smith Papyrus, which details speech problems in a person with a traumatic brain injury to the temporal lobe.
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Notable cases
Maurice Ravel
Jan Berry of Jan and Dean
Sven Nykvist
Robert E. Lee
Edwyn Collins
Paul David Wilson
Joseph Chaikin
Sir John Hale
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In fiction
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See also
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