Sacks describes that speech does not just consist of words alone, but also “utterances.” People with aphasia are sensitive to the tone and feeling of words and are able to grasp the expression or utterance that goes along with the spoken word. In this way whenever a group of individuals with aphasia might laugh at a President’s speech because they are able to grasp the utterances of what is truly communicated, when individuals with “normal” speech might be fooled by what is being said and not understand what is being
Sacks describes that speech does not just consist of words alone, but also “utterances.” People with aphasia are sensitive to the tone and feeling of words and are able to grasp the expression or utterance that goes along with the spoken word. In this way whenever a group of individuals with aphasia might laugh at a President’s speech because they are able to grasp the utterances of what is truly communicated, when individuals with “normal” speech might be fooled by what is being said and not understand what is being