How would broca's aphasia's speech typically be described?

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Broca's aphasia is characterized by speech that is effortful and agrammatic. Individuals with this type of aphasia often struggle to produce grammatically complete sentences, leading to speech that is typically telegraphic in nature. This means that their output may consist of short phrases or single words rather than full sentences, often omitting function words and grammatical endings. The effort involved in producing speech is due to the difficulty in coordinating the muscles required for speech and in formulating sentences, resulting in a halting and laborious quality of speech. While they may have a good understanding of spoken and written language, the expressive aspect is significantly impaired, which is why their speech tends to be effortful and contains many grammatical omissions.