Language Disorders in Patients with Broca’s Aphasia after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Psycholinguistic Study

Tessya Ajeng Nurjanah; Angga Trio Sanjaya

doi:10.55681/sentri.v5i2.5732

Authors

Tessya Ajeng Nurjanah Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Angga Trio Sanjaya Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55681/sentri.v5i2.5732

Keywords:

Broca's aphasia, psycholinguistic, speech disorders, traumatic brain injury

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the language impairment experienced by Ameh, a person with Broca's aphasia caused by a traumatic brain injury resulting from a motorcycle accident. Broca's aphasia is characterized by impaired speech production, although language comprehension remains relatively intact. This study focused on identifying patterns of language impairment such as phonological and syntactic deviations, limited verbal fluency, and the use of nonverbal communication strategies as a form of compensation. The method used was a qualitative descriptive case study. Data were obtained through conversational methods with Ameh's family and documentation related to his language activities. Meanwhile, the data analysis employed the articulatory matching method, which involves examining speech sound production by comparing Ameh’s articulatory patterns with standard phonological forms to identify deviations in phoneme realization and speech articulation. The results showed that Ameh experienced impaired speech production, difficulty in conveying ideas verbally, impaired social interaction and daily dynamics, syntactic deviations and difficulties in sentence construction, and limitations in maintaining two-way conversations. This study provides a new contribution to the field of psycholinguistics by highlighting the etiology of brain trauma, which has rarely been studied in depth in Indonesia. This study is also expected to serve as a reference for families, therapists, and caregivers in supporting the communication process of people with aphasia.

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