The difference between Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia is that Broca's aphasia is a deficit in ___ and Wernicke's aphasia is a deficit in ___.
A) processing speech; processing non-linguistic sounds
B) speech production; language comprehension
C) understanding grammar; understanding vocabulary
D) semantics; pragmatics

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Broca's aphasia is characterized by difficulty in producing speech, while Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by difficulty in understanding language. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer.

The Difference Between Broca's Aphasia and Wernicke's Aphasia Is That