Speech, communication, language and breakdown Wk 1

Question 1

Why might communication breakdown occur

Answer 1

-Language differences from a speakers dialect or language= barriers in understanding
-Communication disorders (e.g. Deafness, stutter, etc) creating barriers when engaging

Question 2

Define communication providing examples. What is required for communication to occur?

Answer 2

active multimodal means of exchanging information, feelings, or ideas between participants e.g. speech, gestures, drawing

required:
-communicative competence (appropriate use of language in interaction)
-communicative interaction i.e. receiver (decoder) and sender (encoder)
-involves sending info (encoding), transmitting and comprehending (decoding)

Question 3

Define linguistic. What are it’s features

Answer 3

language based communication that utilises complex codes.
e.g.
-speaking and listening
-writing and reading
-signing

Question 4

Define extralinguistic. What are it’s 3 types.

Answer 4

beyond language based communication.
paralinguistic
non-linguistic
metalinguistic

Question 5

Define paralinguistic communication providing some examples

Answer 5

non-language features used to assist language to communicate e.g.
affect/facial expressions, proxemics, speech rate, gesture, volume, pauses, prosody, posture

Question 6

Define non-linguistic communication providing some examples

Answer 6

uses no language to communicate, other methods e.g.
affect/facial expressions, gesture, posture

Question 7

Define metalinguistic

Answer 7

ability to discuss/analyse a language

Question 8

Define language and it’s facts/components. Explain each fact/component

Answer 8

a code or conventional system which uses symbols (phonemes) that carry meaning (symbolic)
-bound by finite rules (socially accepted)
-arbitrary (rules are not based on anything)
-always changing (can be made from existing languages)

Question 9

Define speech. What else does it concern than just oral?

Answer 9

Verbal/oral expression of language utilising sounds (physical act)
-execution requires precise coordination of muscle to make sounds
-also concerns: voice quality, intonation, rate

Question 10

Define articulation

Answer 10

production of speech sounds (phonemes)

Question 11

Define voice

Answer 11

Use of vocal folds (phonation), oral cavity (resonance) and breath support(respiration) to produce sounds

Question 12

Define fluency

Answer 12

rhythm and pauses of speech

Question 13

Define stress

Answer 13

emphasis of specific words/speech sounds

Question 14

Why is communication important for present society

Answer 14

-Good communication enables access to quality education (provides opportunities to communicate with peers and teachers)
-Aids in establishing close relationships and social connections
-aids in finding/keeping a job