Speech and Language Therapy

Question 1

Accent

Answer 1

A distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch

Question 2

Aphasia

Answer 2

Language disorder that affects a person’s ability to understand and express written and spoken language caused by damage to parts of the brain

Question 3

Apraxia

Answer 3

A disorder of the brain and nervous system in which a person is unable to perform tasks or movements when asked

Question 4

Articulation

Answer 4

The movement of the tongue, lips and jaw to make speech sounds

Question 5

Articulatory disorder

Answer 5

A speech difficulty that occurs when someone has trouble producing speech sounds correctly

Question 6

Babbling

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Stage of child development and a state in language acquisition during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering articulate sounds, but does not yet produce recognizable words

Question 7

Bilingualism

Answer 7

Fluency in or use of two languages

Question 8

Code-switching

Answer 8

The practice of changing languages or dialects within a single conversation or situation

Question 9

Communication disorder

Answer 9

Any disorder that impairs communication

Question 10

Dialect

Answer 10

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

Question 11

Dysarthria

Answer 11

A motor-speech disorder that results in unclear speech, often due to illness. Inability to speak clearly because of weakness, slowness or lack of coordination in the muscles of the mouth, voice and lungs.

Question 12

Echolalia

Answer 12

The automatic and involuntary repetition of words or phrases spoken by someone else

Question 13

Expressive language disorder

Answer 13

Someone who has trouble using language

Question 14

Fluency

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The ability to speak or write (can be a foreign language) easily and accurately

Question 15

Idiom

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words in the phrase

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Jargon

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Non-words produced by a person with aphasia that sounds like real words and are produced with appropriate intonation

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Language

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A system for communicating

Question 18

Language disorders

Answer 18

Difficulty getting their meaning across through speech, writing or gestures

Question 19

Literacy

Answer 19

The ability to read and write

Question 20

Morphology

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The study of the structure of words

Question 21

Nonverbal Communication

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The process of sending and receiving messages without using spoken words

Question 22

Phoneme

Answer 22

The sounds that are distinct in a language

Question 23

Phonological Awareness

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A set of skills that allow a person to hear and manipulate the sounds in words regardless of the meaning

Question 24

Phonology

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System of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute fundamental components of a language

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Pragmatics

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Deals with language in use and the contexts in which it is used

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Prosody

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The melody of speech, including rate, rhythm, intonation, volume, stress and pitch

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Receptive Language

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The ability to understand and comprehend spoken and written language

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Semantics

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The meaning of language

Question 29

Sign Language

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Languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning

Question 30

Speech

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The expression of language through articulated sounds

Question 31

Speech Therapy

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The treatment of communication and swallowing disorders

Question 32

Stuttering

Answer 32

Speech disorder that involves involuntary repetitions, prolongations or blocks in speech

Question 33

Syntax

Answer 33

The rules for combining words in a language

Question 34

Tone

Answer 34

A modulation of voice expressing a particular feeling or mood

Question 35

Verbal Communication

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Use of spoken or written words to exchange ideas, emotions and information

Question 36

Voice

Answer 36

The sound produced in a person’s larynx and uttered through the mouth