I’ve never written a TV or movie review before. My relationship with TV shows and movies is generally one of shallow passive consumption; I watch purely for entertainment. I don’t discuss or critique the things I watch, and I certainly don’t have very discerning taste in this arena (…in contrast to my engaged, critical relationship…
Category: Pragmatics
Maybe you’ve heard about people who, due to a stroke or accident, can no longer speak or understand speech normally. Aphasia is a condition where damage (usually from stroke or head trauma) to particular regions of the brain causes a person to lose specific language production and comprehension abilities. Aphasia studies are remarkable, and have…