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September 27, 2005
Question #3
In Japanese, there are several writing systems. Kana is phonetic (like English – the spelling corresponds to sounds, more or less) and Kanji is symbolic (like Chinese – words are represented as pictures) Reading which language would be more affected by left brain damage (and back it up with reasons) and reading which language would be more affected by right brain damage?
Reading Kana would be more affected by left brain damage because the part of the brain that dominates in the learning and use of language is in the left hemisphere. Reading Kanji, the symbolic language, would be more affected by right brain damage because it is the right hemisphere of the brain that focuses on recognizing the meaning of visual symbols
Posted by lcisowens at September 27, 2005 11:28 PM