EEX3120 Chapter 10: Disorders of Articulation and Phonology

Question 1

The written alphabet has 26 letters and spoken English has 41-43 different speech sounds (phonemes) which are combined to form spoken words, phrases, and sentences. The word “cat” has three phonemes. Hoe many phonemes are there in the word “alphabet.”

Answer 1

seven

Question 2

Phonemes are written between two slashes /p/, phonemic combinations are written between two ___________, show an example.

Answer 2

brackets; [ Kæt ]

Question 3

Consonant phonemes are classified according to which ____________ used, how the sound is made, whether they occur with laryngeal vibrations.

Answer 3

articulator

Question 4

TRUE/FALSE; IF FALSE MAKE TRUE: The correct use of speech sounds within a language require knowledge of the sounds of the language and rules for their production and combination. This is morphology.

Answer 4

FALSE; This is phonology.

Question 5

English has both open and closed syllables at the end of words. Open syllable words end in a _________; Closed syllable words end in a __________.

Answer 5

Open Vowel: Closed Consonant

Question 6

Name all the disorders of articulation. Choose two and define them and give an example of each

Answer 6

(SODA) Substitution, Omission, Distortion, Addition
Substitution: when a phoneme is substituted (shair instead of chair)
Addition: when a letter is added in place for another letter (sumber instead of summer)

Question 7

Many individuals with language difficulties have normal to near normal intelligence, but they have a deleterious effect acquiring ___________ and __________ skills because they cannot combine sounds to form syllables, words, and sentences

Answer 7

Reading and Writing

Question 8

___________ are normally described according to tongue and lip position

Answer 8

vowels

Question 9

This disorder belongs to a group of motor speech disorders caused by neuromuscular deficits resulting in a weakness or paralysis and/or poor coordination of speech musculature. Name it

Answer 9

Dysarthrias

Question 10

“CAS” is a neurological speech sound disorder affecting the ability to plan, and/or to program the movement sequences necessary for speech production without resulting neuromuscular weakness. What do the letters in the acrostic stand for?

Answer 10

Childhood Apraxia of Speech