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Review of communication disorder vocab

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Speech   Oral expression of language  
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Speech Disorder   Characterized by difficulty producing sounds as well as disorders of voice quality  
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Language Disorder   Characterized by difficulty receiving, understanding or formulating ideas and information  
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Receptive Language Disorder   Characterized by difficulty receiving or understanding information  
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Expressive Language Disorder   Characterized by difficulty forming ideas and information  
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Cleft Palate   Condition that causes a split in the upper part of oral cavity or lip  
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Dialect   language variation that a group of individuals uses; reflects shared regional, social or ethnic factors  
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Language   Structured, shared, rule-governed symbolic system for communicating  
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Phonology   Use of sounds to make meaningful syllables and words  
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Phonemes   Individual speech sounds  
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Morphology   System that governs the structure of words  
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Morpheme   Smallest meaningful unit of speech  
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Syntax   Rules for putting together a series of words to form sentences  
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Semantics   Meaning of what is expressed  
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Pragmatics   Use of communication in contexts  
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Social Interaction Theories   Emphasize that communication skills are learned through social interactions  
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Articulation   Speaker's production of individual or sequenced sounds  
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Substitutions   Articulation error that substitutes one letter for another (Ex: /d/ for /th/)  
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Omissions   Articulation error that leaves a phoneme out of a word  
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Additions   Articulation error when students place a vowel between two constants (Ex: tree into tahree)  
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Distortions   Articulation error that modifies the production of a phoneme, Ex: lisps  
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Apraxia   Motor speech disorder that affects the way a student plans to produce speech  
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Pitch   Affected by the tension and size of the vocal folds, the health of the larynx, and the location of the larynx  
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Duration   Length of time any speech sound requires  
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Intensity   Loudness or softness; based on perception of the listener; determined by the air pressure coming from the lungs through the vocal folds  
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Resonance   Perceived quality of someone's voice; determined by the way in which the tone coming from the vocal folds is modified by the spaces of the throat  
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Hypernasality   Air is allowed to pass through the naval cavity on sounds other than m, n, and ng  
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Hyponasality   Air cannot pass through the nose and passes through the mouth instead; sounds like the student has a cold  
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Fluency   Rate and rhythm of speaking  
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Specific Language Impairment   Impairment not related to any physical or intellectual disability  
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Organic Disorders   Caused by an identifiable problem in the neuromuscular mechanism of the person  
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Functional Disorders   No identifiable organic or neurological cause  
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Congenital Disorder   Occurs at or before birth  
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Acquired Disorder   Occurs well after birth  
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Oral Motor Exam   Examination of the appearance, strength and range of motion of the lips, tongue, palate, teeth and jaw  
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Bilingual   Uses 2 languages equally well  
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Bidialectal   Uses two variations of a language  
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System for Augmenting Language (SAL)   Instructional strategy that focuses on augmented input of language; communication partners augment their speech by activating the student's communication device  
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