anomia
Can't name objects
Anomia is a neurological condition in which a person struggles to recall the names of things—objects, people, places—despite recognizing them.
Someone with anomia might know exactly what a fork is and what it does but be unable to produce the word.
The condition often results from stroke, brain injury, or dementia.
In milder forms, it resembles the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, but persistent and disabling.
Neurological language impairment
- word-findingAccessing stored vocabulary
- namingAssigning a label
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- tip-of-the-tongueMemory retrieval failure state
Mind's retention capacity
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retrievalAct of getting back
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
- tip-of-the-tongueMemory retrieval failure state
recognition · encoding · storage · interference · priming · activation
Vocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
lexeme · morphology · syntax · naming · reference · denotation · signifier
Founding French sociologist
- alienationState of being isolated
- rootlessnessState of having no anchor
- disconnectionState of being severed
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
deviance · regulation · solidarity · meaninglessness · modernity · industrialization
aphasia
Neurological language impairment
- word-findingAccessing stored vocabulary
- namingAssigning a label
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
tip-of-the-tongue · retrieval · circumlocution · neurolinguistics
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retrievalAct of getting back
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
tip-of-the-tongue · recognition · encoding · storage · interference · priming · activation
lexicon
Vocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
- phonologyScience of language sounds
lemma · lexeme · morphology · syntax · naming · reference · denotation · signifier
Durkheim
Founding French sociologist
- alienationState of being isolated
- rootlessnessState of having no anchor
- disconnectionState of being severed
purposelessness · deviance · regulation · solidarity · meaninglessness · modernity · industrialization