Chapter 1 Flashcards
Aphasia
occurs when there is damage to the speech and language areas of the brain
Dysarthria
imprecise speech due to nervous system dysfunction
Communication involves 2 people
sender and receiver; they share info, facts, thoughts, ideas, and feelings
Formulation
pulling together one’s thoughts or ideas for sharing with another
Transmission
conveying ideas to another person using modalities
Reception
receiving the info from another person
Comprehension
making sense of the message
Modality
way info is transmitted and recieved
Feedback
info from the receiver to the sender
Linguistic Feedback
Verbally
Non-Linguistic Feedback
Non-Verbal
Paralinguistic Feedback
Changing of pitch/loudness level/pauses
Instrumental Communication
used to ask for something
Regulatory Communication
used to give directions and to direct others
Interactional communication
used to interact and converse with others in a social way
Personal communication
used to express a state of mind or feelings about something
Heuristic Communication
used to find out information and to inquire
Imaginative communication
used to tell stories and to role-play
Informative communication
used to provide an organized description of an event or object
language
socially shared tool/arbitrary code/conventional-ruled-governed/representational
species specificity
language refers to the fact that although many nonhuman species are able to communicate, their communication abilities are wholly iconic
Content
meaning of language
Form
how words, sentences, and sounds are organized and arranged to convey content
Use
how language is used to meet personal and social needs
