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Define aphasia as a language disorder resulting from brain damage due to injury, stroke, or illness.

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Cambridge IGCSE PsychologyLanguage development

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Define aphasia as a language disorder resulting from brain damage due to injury, stroke, or illness

This point belongs to The location and function of language centres in the brain:, especially The location and function of language centres in the brain: outcomes.
You need to be able to define aphasia as a language disorder resulting from brain damage due to injury, stroke, or illness.
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