Right-hemisphere lesion patients sometimes:
A) have severe pathology in speech production.
B) have increased capacity in the corpus callosum.
C) have limited use of syntax, semantics and pragmatics.
D) produce abnormal intonation contour when speaking, as well as have difficulties recognizing emotional tone.

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Patients with right-hemisphere lesions often have limited use of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. This can lead to difficulties in understanding and producing language in a meaningful way, including impairments in understanding humor, recognizing metaphors or sarcasm, and following extended discourse. However, they typically do not have severe pathology in speech production (A) or increased capacity in the corpus callosum (B). Patients with right-hemisphere lesions may also produce abnormal intonation contour when speaking and have difficulties recognizing emotional tone (D), but this is not the only or the most specific characteristic of right-hemisphere language impairments.

Right-Hemisphere Lesion Patients Sometimes