Exam 1 Part 1 Flashcards
A social tool, mostly used in conversations, that is a rule-governed system of abstract symbols
Language
The oral expression of language
Speech
The sending and receiving of messages
Communication
The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences
Pathologist
One who specializes in a type of therapy
Therapist
What are the 5 components of language?
Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics
Refers to rules governing sentence structure; word order, clausal structure, the need for a noun phrase and verb phrase to produce a sentence
Syntax
Pertains to the combination of the smallest grammatical units (morphemes)
Morphology
Morphemes that stand alone and have meaning
Free morpheme
Must be attached to a free morpheme to have meaning
Bound morpheme
Morphemes used to mark grammatical constructions such as tense, plurality, or possession
Inflectional morpheme
Morphemes that change the word class or meaning
Derivational morpheme
The sound system of a language
Phonology
What are the 3 components that constitute form in a language?
Phonology, morphology, syntax
The social aspect/use of language
Pragmatics
Involves the meaning of language
Semantics
Model that conceptualizes pragmatics as the overall organizing component of language that contains phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics as its interacting subunits.
Functionalist model
What other areas can children show deficits in if they have a language difficulty/disorder?
Working memory, executive function, attention, academic performance
System required to hold representations in the mind during the performance of complex tasks
Working memory
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.
Capacity theory of comprehension
