What Is Meant by Paraphasic?

A paraphasia is the production of an unintended sound within a word, or of a whole word or phrase. It can be the substitution of one sound for another sound, using the wrong word, or transposing sounds within a long word.

What is Paraphasic?

A paraphasia has two essential features: (1) It is an error of selection resulting in the substitution of a word or part of a word with a frequently incorrect or inappropriate alternative, and (2) it is unintended.

What is paraphasia a symptom of?

Paraphasias - A paraphasia is a symptom of commission in that it is an incorrect word substituted for an intended or target word. It is the product of a breakdown at a stage of word-retrieval process and is a dominant symptoms within the more general category of anomia.