global aphasia
- noun
- /ˈɡloʊbəl əˈfeɪʒə/
- Specialized
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afasia global
- Patients with global aphasia often find it challenging to follow simple instructions or engage in conversation.
Examples
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After the stroke, he was diagnosed with global aphasia, making it nearly impossible for him to speak or comprehend others.
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OK, so can people with global aphasia do this task?
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Individuals with global aphasia struggle to communicate effectively, as they cannot understand or produce language.
Synonyms
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A condition where a person cannot speak or understand words after brain damage
A complete loss of the ability to speak or understand language
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is partly compositional: 'aphasia' denotes loss of language and 'global' signals that the condition is widespread or affects all aspects, so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a very extensive form of aphasia. However, the precise clinical nuance — that it involves near-total loss of both expressive and receptive language — is specialized and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Global aphasia combines global, meaning 'whole', and aphasia, meaning loss of language. That gives a simple image: the person's whole language ability is gone, so they can hardly 'speak' or 'understand'.