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communication disorder key terms

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Speech Disorder Difficulty producing sounds as well as disorders of voice quality.
Language Disorder Entails difficulty receiving, understanding, or formulating ideas and information.
Receptive Language Disorder Difficulty receiving or understanding information.
Expressive Language Disorder Difficulty formulating ideas and information.
Cleft Palate or Lip Condition in which a person has a split in the upper part of the oral cavity or the upper lip.
Dialect A language variation that a group of individuals uses and reflects shared regional, social, or cultural/ethnic factors.
Speech Oral expression of language.
Language A structured, shared, rule-governed, symbolic system for communicating.
Phonolgy Use of sounds to make meaningful syllables and words.
Phonemes Rules and sequencing of individual speech sounds and how they are produced.
Morphology System that governs the structure of words.
Syntax Rules for putting together a series of words to form sentences.
Semantics The meaning of what is expressed.
Pragmatics Use of communication in contexts.
Social Interaction Theories Emphasize that communication skills are learned through social interactions.
Articulation Disorders One of the most frequent communication disorders in preschool and school-age children.
Articulation A speaker's production of individual or sequenced sounds.
Substitutions Error in articulation. Ex: replace /th/ with /d/ ('doze' instead of 'those')
Omissions When a phoneme is left out of a word.
Additions When a vowel is placed between two consonants, converting 'tree' into 'tahree'
Distortion Modifications of the production of a phoneme in a word.
Apraxia A motor speech disorder that affects the way in which a student plans to produce speech.
Semantics The meaning of what is expressed.
Pragmatics Use of communication in contexts.
Social Interaction Theories Emphasize that communication skills are learned through social interactions.
Articulation Disorders One of the most frequent communication disorders in preschool and school-age children.
Articulation A speaker's production of individual or sequenced sounds.
Substitutions Error in articulation. Ex: replace /th/ with /d/ ('doze' instead of 'those')
Omissions When a phoneme is left out of a word.
Additions When a vowel is placed between two consonants, converting 'tree' into 'tahree'
Distortion Modifications of the production of a phoneme in a word.
Apraxia A motor speech disorder that affects the way in which a student plans to produce speech.
Pitch Affected by the tension and size of the vocal folds, the health of the larynx, and the location of the laqrynx.
Duration The length of time any speech sound requires.
Intensity Perception of the listener and is determined by the air pressure coming from the lungs through the vocal folds.
Resonance Perceived quality of someone's voice, is determined by the way in which the tone coming from the vocal folds is modified by the spaces of the throat, mouth, and nose.
Hypernasality Trait in which air is allowed to pass through the nasal cavity on sounds other than /m/, /n/, and /ng/.
Hyponasality Air can't pass through the nose and comes through the mouth instead.
Fluency Smooth, flows well, and appears to be effortless.
Specific Language Impairment Not related to to any physical or intellectual disability.
Organic Disorders Caused by an identifiable problem in the neuromuscular mechanism of the person.
Functional Disorders No identifiable organic or neurological cause.
Congenital Diorder Disorder that occurs at birth.
Acquired Disorder Disorder that occurs well after birth.
Oral Motor Exam Examination of the appearance, strength, and range of motion of the lips, tongue, palate, teeth, and jaw, is typically conducted.
Bilingual Uses two languages equally well.
Bidialectal Uses two variations of a language.
System for Augmenting Language (SAL) Instructional strategy that focuses on augmented input of language.
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