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nonaphasic

nonaphasic

9.6
Not having trouble speaking or understanding language after brain damage
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: no afásico
  • During the study, the nonaphasic group demonstrated clear speech patterns without any signs of impairment.
  • nonaphasic speakers

Examples

  • All participants were nonaphasic, which allowed researchers to focus on the effects of language treatment.

  • Seventeen nonaphasic control participants (nine male), who were matched for age, performed the same test items.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The therapist assessed the nonaphasic patients to ensure they were not experiencing any language difficulties.

Antonyms

aphasic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A person who cannot speak or understand language after a brain injury

How Aphasic

aphasic
  • Specialized
1 9.9
nonaphasic
  • Specialized
9.6

Surface Forms

nonaphasic positive

Morphology

nonaphasic = aphasic (transparent) = non + aphasia + ic

A straightforward negative prefix 'non-' attached to the medical adjective 'aphasic' yields 'not affected by aphasia'.

Etymology

Nonaphasic breaks into non- 'not' and aphasic, which comes from Greek a- 'without' and phasis 'speech', the same root as phrase. So, nonaphasic as an adjective means 'not affected by aphasia' and therefore able to speak normally.