Semantic dyslexia
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'''Semantic Dyslexia''' is, as the name suggests, a subtype of the group of [[cognitive disorder]]s known as [[dyslexia]]. Those who suffer from [[semantic]] dyslexia are unable to properly attach words to their meanings in reading and/or speech. When confronted with the word '[[diamond]]', they may understand it as '[[sapphire]]', 'shiny' or 'diamonds'; when asking for a [[bus]] [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]], they may ask for some paper or simply 'a thing'.
Semantic Dyslexia may be a sign of so-called [[deep dyslexia]].
==References==
*John C. Marshall1 and Freda Newcombe, ''Patterns of paralexia: A psycholinguistic approach'', Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Volume 2, Number 3, pp 175 - 199, September 1973 [http://www.springerlink.com/(yzt1rb55ffr1ugare4zkhp45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,1,7;journal,191,197;linkingpublicationresults,1:104271,1]
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