Chapter 3 Flashcards
what are the three components of communication?
Language
Speech
Hearing
What is language and what are the components?
Language: socially shared system of arbitrary symbols used for communication
Form
Content
Use
what is speech and what are it’s components?
the physical production of spoken language
Voice
Articulation
Fluency
what is hearing and what are its components?
the process of perceiving sound
Acuity
Central Auditory Processing
What is form?
the physical structure of language (visual and auditory)
What is phonology and what is it a component of?
the structure of sounds
Form
what is morphology and what is it a component of?
the structure of words
Form
what is syntax and what is it a component of?
the structure of sentences (word order)
form
the form of language has to do with what?
structure
what is semantics and what is it a component of?
the structure of the meaning in language (e.g. girl vs. woman)
content
what is use?
the purpose of language
what is pragmatics and what is its component?
the study of rules in social situations
use
what is voice and what is its component?
the sound source for speech
speech
what produces sound?
the larynx
what is articulation and what is its component?
the movement of speech
speech
what is fluency and what is its component?
the rate and rhythm of speech
speech
what is acuity and what is its component?
ability to perceive sound
hearing
what is the central auditory processor and what is its component?
how your brain processes sounds
hearing
what is etiology?
the cause of the problem
what does it mean if a problem is organic?
neurological or physiological cause
what does it mean if a problem is functional?
the problem does not have a known organic cause
what does it mean to be progressive/degenerative?
deteriorating over time
what does it mean to be non-progressive?
does not deteriorate
what does it mean if a problem is congenital/developmental?
problem occurs before, during, or shortly after birth
