Exam 1 Part 1

Question 1

A social tool, mostly used in conversations, that is a rule-governed system of abstract symbols

Answer 1

Language

Question 2

The oral expression of language

Answer 2

Speech

Question 3

The sending and receiving of messages

Answer 3

Communication

Question 4

The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences

Answer 4

Pathologist

Question 5

One who specializes in a type of therapy

Answer 5

Therapist

Question 6

What are the 5 components of language?

Answer 6

Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics

Question 7

Refers to rules governing sentence structure; word order, clausal structure, the need for a noun phrase and verb phrase to produce a sentence

Answer 7

Syntax

Question 8

Pertains to the combination of the smallest grammatical units (morphemes)

Answer 8

Morphology

Question 9

Morphemes that stand alone and have meaning

Answer 9

Free morpheme

Question 10

Must be attached to a free morpheme to have meaning

Answer 10

Bound morpheme

Question 11

Morphemes used to mark grammatical constructions such as tense, plurality, or possession

Answer 11

Inflectional morpheme

Question 12

Morphemes that change the word class or meaning

Answer 12

Derivational morpheme

Question 13

The sound system of a language

Answer 13

Phonology

Question 14

What are the 3 components that constitute form in a language?

Answer 14

Phonology, morphology, syntax

Question 15

The social aspect/use of language

Answer 15

Pragmatics

Question 16

Involves the meaning of language

Answer 16

Semantics

Question 17

Model that conceptualizes pragmatics as the overall organizing component of language that contains phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics as its interacting subunits.

Answer 17

Functionalist model

Question 18

What other areas can children show deficits in if they have a language difficulty/disorder?

Answer 18

Working memory, executive function, attention, academic performance

Question 19

System required to hold representations in the mind during the performance of complex tasks

Answer 19

Working memory

Question 20

If the level of activation needed to simultaneously store and process the information exceeds the system’s maximum capacity, information will not be comprehended or will be forgotten.

Answer 20

Capacity theory of comprehension