LANGUAGE & DISORDERS (1)

Question 1

speech

Answer 1

the neuromuscular act of producing sounds that are used in language

Question 2

dialect

Answer 2

a variation of a language that shares elements of structure and vocabulary with the base language but differs in significant ways

systematic sub variants of a particular language that are spoken by a sizable group

Question 3

symbolic

Answer 3

a system that uses symbols (something that represents something else) such as a word to represent an object

Question 4

rule-based system

Answer 4

a system that is built on underlying rules such as syntactic (grammar) rules

Question 5

shared code

Answer 5

a symbolic system that is shared by its users

could include spoken, written, or gestural language

Question 6

language

Answer 6

a rule-governed symbol system for communicating meaning through a shared code of arbitrary symbols

Question 7

communication

Answer 7

the process participants use to exchange information and ideas, needs, and desires

Question 8

language disorder

Answer 8

impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems

Question 9

intellectual disability

Answer 9

significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior