An aphasic person who makes semantic paraphasia errors in her speech might say "________" when she actually intends to say "________."
A)kit; cat
B)am; is
C)cow; horse
D)spin; snip

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Semantic paraphasia errors involve substituting a word with another word that is related in meaning. In this case, "cow" and "horse" are both farm animals, and thus are semantically related. The other options have no semantic relationship.

An Aphasic Person Who Makes Semantic Paraphasia Errors in Her