HOW TO PRONOUNCE
aphasia
/əˈfeɪʒə/
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uh-FAY-zhuh: ph makes f, and s makes zh.
The stressed vowel is the long a of “day.” The final consonant sound is the voiced zh in “vision,” followed by a light uh.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The seminar included a discussion of aphasia.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does aphasia mean?
noun
- A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈfeɪʒə/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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Stuttering in its simpler forms is usually connected with the period of childhood, while aphasia is often connected with old age or injury.
Religion may suffer from aphasia and still be religion; it may utter misleading or nonsensical words and yet intend and convey the truth.
More book examples (3)
During the service the Archbishop became inarticulate, and many of those present feared that he had sustained a stroke, or had been suddenly afflicted with aphasia.
In sensory aphasia the defect is a loss of the capacity to understand spoken speech, though the patient may be able to say what he himself wishes.
Jackson mentions a hemiplegic patient with aphasia who could only utter the words "come on to me," "come on," and "yes" and "no."