The Development of Communication

Question 1

What are the different stages of the speech chain? (speaker/expressive language)? x9 stages

Answer 1

1. Have ideas and decide what to say
2. Choose words (semantics)
3. Plan words to say in an appropriate sentence structure (syntax grammar)
4. Consider the impact the words will have on others and assess appropriateness
5. Modify message
6. Select the sounds (phonology)
7. Articulate sounds
8. Speak fluently
9. Self-monitor

Question 2

What are the different stages of the speech chain? (listener/receptive language)? x7 stages

Answer 2

1. Look/attend
2. Interpret non-verbal communication
3. Listens/hears
4. Remember (auditory memory)
5. Understands words (semantics)
6. Understand sentence structure (syntax)
7. Understand meaning (literal and non-literal)