Which aphasia features articulation that is good but sentences lack meaning?

Which aphasia features articulation that is good but sentences lack meaning?

• A. Broca's aphasia
• B. Anomic aphasia
• C. Wernicke's aphasia
• D. Global aphasia

Answer: (C)

This scenario shows fluent speech with good articulation but speech that lacks meaningful content due to impaired comprehension. That combination points to a fluent aphasia where understanding language is the problem, not the ability to form words. Damage to the dominant temporal-parietal region (Wernicke’s area) produces speech that sounds normal in rhythm and articulation, but the words and sentences often make little sense, with paraphasias or neologisms, and people may not realize their speech is nonsensical. By contrast, other aphasias have different patterns: a nonfluent, labored speech with relatively preserved comprehension (Broca’s) or fluent speech with prominent word-finding difficulties but intact comprehension (anomic), or widespread impairment of both expression and understanding (global). So the description best fits Wernicke’s aphasia.

This scenario shows fluent speech with good articulation but speech that lacks meaningful content due to impaired comprehension. That combination points to a fluent aphasia where understanding language is the problem, not the ability to form words. Damage to the dominant temporal-parietal region (Wernicke’s area) produces speech that sounds normal in rhythm and articulation, but the words and sentences often make little sense, with paraphasias or neologisms, and people may not realize their speech is nonsensical. By contrast, other aphasias have different patterns: a nonfluent, labored speech with relatively preserved comprehension (Broca’s) or fluent speech with prominent word-finding difficulties but intact comprehension (anomic), or widespread impairment of both expression and understanding (global). So the description best fits Wernicke’s aphasia.