Agrammatism
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'''Agrammatism''' is a form of expressive [[aphasia]] that refers to the inability to speak in a [[grammar|grammatically]] correct fashion.<ref>[[Dorland's Medical Dictionary]], ''Agrammatism'', [http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_a_52zPzhtm#12145641]</ref> People with agrammatism may have '''[[telegraphic speech]]''',<ref>Goodglass H. Agrammatism in aphasiology. Clin Neurosci. 1997;4(2):51-6. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9059753&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum]</ref> a unique [[Speech communication|speech]] pattern with simplified formation of [[sentences]] (in which many or all [[function word]]s are omitted), akin to that found in [[telegraph]] messages.
Errors made in agrammatism depend on the severity of aphasia. In severe forms language production is severely telegraphic and in more mild to moderate cases necessary elements for sentence construction are missing. Common errors include errors in tense, number, and gender.<ref>Agrammatism in aphasics and normals. that http://psych.colorado.edu/~munakata/csh/Dick_et_al.2001.pdf</ref> Patients also find it very hard to produce sentences involving movement of elements, such as passive sentences, Wh questions or complex sentences.
Agrammatism is seen in many [[brain]] disease syndromes, including [[Broca's aphasia]] and traumatic brain injury.
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