<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Broca's aphasia is still a relatively poorly understood phenomenon. The Trace Deletion Hypothesis is one of the attempts made to explain linguistically comprehension deficits observable in this disorder. The article presents the main assumptions, claims and consequences of this hypothesis, as well as criticisms it has raised in the literature. This hypothesis offers an opportunity for shedding more light on the issue of agrammatism in Broca's aphasia, and also for improving our understanding of the phenomenon of aphasia as such and, consequently, our understanding of language processing in the human mind.</p></abstract>

Broca's aphasia is still a relatively poorly understood phenomenon. The Trace Deletion Hypothesis is one of the attempts made to explain linguistically comprehension deficits observable in this disorder. The article presents the main assumptions, claims and consequences of this hypothesis, as well as criticisms it has raised in the literature. This hypothesis offers an opportunity for shedding more light on the issue of agrammatism in Broca's aphasia, and also for improving our understanding of the phenomenon of aphasia as such and, consequently, our understanding of language processing in the human mind.

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John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Psychology of Language and Communication

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Broca's aphasia is still a relatively poorly understood phenomenon. The Trace Deletion Hypothesis is one of the attempts made to explain linguistically...

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Published Online: Nov 06, 2009

Page range: 59 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10057-009-0011-8

Keywords
Trace Deletion Hypothesis, agrammatic language, comprehension, Broca's aphasia

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Short communications

Published Online: Nov 06, 2009

Page range: 59 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10057-009-0011-8

KeywordsTrace Deletion Hypothesis, agrammatic language, comprehension, Broca's aphasia

This content is open access.

Keywords
Trace Deletion Hypothesis, agrammatic language, comprehension, Broca's aphasia