| Question | Answer |
| What are the primary communication modalities? | Speech, sign language, writing, AAC |
| Nonlingusitic communication behaviors | Facial expression, body language, eye contact |
| Speech and (Spoken) Language: The same or different? | They capture different processes that contribute to spoken communication. Speech is the HOW. Language is the WHAT |
| 3 aspects of speech | Articulation (clear distinct sounds), fluency (stuttering), voice (quality & tone) |
| 5 aspects of language: | Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics |
| Communication | A broader construct than just language, it Includes all means by which information is transmitted between sender and receiver. |
| Pragmatic rules of conversation/Grice's maxims (4) | Principles of quantity
Principles of quality
Principles of relevance
Principles of manner |
| Principles of quantity | Speakers should not provide too much or too little information.
Both should contribute. |
| Principles of quality | Speakers should be truthful and accurate. |
| Principles of relevance | Topics must be appropriately established, maintained, and terminated.
Speakers should use code switching situationally.
Speakers should refrain from speech when appropriate. |
| Principles of manner | Speakers should engage in culturally appropriate extralinguistic behaviors:
eye contact, proxemics, gestures |
| Paralinguistic communication behaviors | Intonation/pitch, stress, rate, pauses, rhythm. Used to signal attitude or emotion. |
