This is a news story, published by MSN, that relates primarily to Aphasia news.
For more Aphasia news, you can click here:
more Aphasia newsFor more writing and literature news, you can click here:
more writing and literature newsFor more news from MSN, you can click here:
more news from MSNOtherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best entertainment news, business news, world news, and much more. If you like writing and literature news, you might also like this article about
mental dictionaries. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest physical dictionary news, word retrieval abilities news, writing and literature news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!
dictionariesThe Conversation
•75% Informative
The average 20-year-old American English speaker knows about 42,000 unique words, and this number grows to about 48,000 by age 60 .
Your mental dictionary contains information about words, letters, sounds and meaning, or semantics, as well as how you can fit words together to form sentences.
Your personal mental dictionary is customized based on your individual experiences.
Aphasia is a language disorder that often occurs after injury to the language centers of the brain.
People with aphasia often have difficulty with word retrieval.
Fortunately, there are treatments available that can help someone improve their word retrieval abilities.
Remember that the words you use and your mental dictionary you have are part of what make you and your voice unique.
VR Score
68
Informative language
61
Neutral language
57
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
51
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
long-living
External references
19
Affiliate links
no affiliate links