Edgar suffers a stroke on the left side of his brain and as a result has a condition characterized by inarticulate speech and difficulties using and understanding grammatical devices. This condition is known as __________aphasia.

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Broca's aphasia is characterized by difficulty in articulating speech and understanding grammatical structures, as well as non-fluent speech. It is caused by a stroke or injury to the left frontal lobe of the brain, specifically Broca's area, which is responsible for speech production. Wernicke's aphasia, on the other hand, is characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and difficulty understanding language, and is caused by damage to Wernicke's area in the left temporal lobe of the brain. Chomsky's and Pinker's are not types of aphasia, but rather refer to theories of language acquisition and grammar.

Edgar Suffers a Stroke on the Left Side of His