SLHS 1150 Exam 1 (UConn) Final
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What is Communication? - Answer Sharing of information between people, animals, or
insects
Two Main Players in Communication - Answer Sender and Receiver
Modality - Answer The manner or method by which information is transmitted or received
Linguistic Feedback - Answer "I agree" or "I don't understand"
Para Linguistic Feedback - Answer Eye contact, facial expressions, posture, changes in pitch,
volume
Feedback - Answer Used to prevent a communication breakdown
Process of Typical Communication - Answer Formulation --> Transmission --> Reception -->
Comprehension
Formulation - Answer Coordinating a message (Language
Transmission - Answer Conveying a message (Speech)
Reception - Answer Receiving a message (Hearing)
Comprehension - Answer Making sense of a message -- using cognitive processes (Language)
Speech - Answer The neuromuscular process by which we turn language into a sound signal
that is transmitted through the air (or other medium)
Language - Answer The cognitive process by which we formulate ideas and thoughts;
language is social shared, a type of code, a conventional system, and is a representational tool
Hearing - Answer The perception of sound
,Non Linguistic Feedback - Answer "Mmmhmm" or "Uh-oh"
Extralinguistic Feedback - Answer The use of eye contact, facial expression, posture, and
proximity
Conversational Repair - Answer When the receiver gives the sender prompt feedback and the
sender is able to repair the communication breakdown
Communication Functions - Answer Instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal,
heuristic, imaginative, informative
Instrumental Communication - Answer Used to ask for something
Regulatory Communication - Answer Used to give direction and to direct others
Interactional Communication - Answer Used to interact and converse with others in a social
way
Personal Communication - Answer Used o express a state of mind or feelings about
something
Heuristic Communication - Answer Used to find out information and to inquire
Imaginative Communication - Answer Used to tell stories and to role-play
Informative Communication - Answer Used to provide an organized description of an event
or object
Effective Communication - Answer Occurs when information is successfully shared between a
sender and a receiver with no breakdown in formulation, transmission, reception, or
comprehension
Grice's Maxims - Answer 1. *Principle of Quantity*: just the right amount and type of
information; clear vocabulary and no redundancy
2. *Principle of Quality*: accurate and truthful when communicating
3. *Principle of Relevance*: maintain the topic at hand and make contributions that relate to
that topic
,4. *Principle of Manner*: talk at the right pace, taking pauses as needed but not longer than
called for; use appropriate loudness and pitch, and engage in eye contact as expected by social
norms
Content - Answer Refers to the meaning of language -- the words we use and the meaning
behind them
Form - Answer How words, sentences, and sounds are organized and arranged to convey
content
Use - Answer How language is used functionally to meet personal and social needs
Semantics - Answer Rules of language governing the meaning of individual words and word
combinations (content)
Syntax - Answer Rules of language governing the internal organization of sentences (form)
Morphology - Answer Rules of language governing the internal organization of words; words
can be morphed or manipulated to change their meaning (form)
Phonology - Answer Rules of language governing the sounds we use to make syllables and
words; every language has a small number of phonemes, or sounds; some languages use more
phonemes than others (form)
Pragmatics - Answer Rules of language governing how language is used for social purposes;
also governs linguistic, extralinguistic, and paralinguistic aspects of communication
Three important aspects:
1. using language for different purposes (communication functions)
2. Organizing language for discourse (conversation)
3. Knowing what to say and when and how to say it
Phonemes - Answer Sounds that each language has
Phonotactics - Answer The rules that each language has that govern how sounds are
organized in words
, Three systems of muscle activation involved in Speech - Answer -Respiration (breath of air in
the lungs0
-Phonation (breath travels up trachea, over the vocal chords, and into the oral and nasal
cavities)
-Articulation (breath is then manipulated by the oral articulators -- tongue, teeth, and jaw)
**Resonance is a fourth system (covered in Chpt. 12)
Medical Model - Answer Problem Arises --> Seek Assessment --> Treatment Follows ---->
Problem Solved!
*Problem based; most prevalent in healthcare today (subject to change)
Disability - Answer Presence of impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction
Functioning - Answer Absence of impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction
Disability Types - Answer *Impairment:*deviation from normal status in mental or physical
structure or function (ex. lack of glottic structure)
*Activity Limitation:* restriction in a life task (ex. difficulty being understood because of glottic
closure)
*Participation Restriction:* failure to participate in a task at all, due to the limitation (ex. loss of
job because of communication difficulty because of glottic closure)
Elocution - Answer Perfecting speech; speaking eloquently
Conventional System - Answer It is governed by rules; rule tell us how we can combine
sounds to form a word or combine words to form a proper sentence
Representational Tool - Answer Able to represent ideas to others; language is a tool for
communication, also enables brain to do other things (like plan)
Three Domains of Language - Answer *Content:* meaning (semantics)
*Form:* how sounds, words, and sentences are arranged to convey context (syntax,
morphology, phonology)
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What is Communication? - Answer Sharing of information between people, animals, or
insects
Two Main Players in Communication - Answer Sender and Receiver
Modality - Answer The manner or method by which information is transmitted or received
Linguistic Feedback - Answer "I agree" or "I don't understand"
Para Linguistic Feedback - Answer Eye contact, facial expressions, posture, changes in pitch,
volume
Feedback - Answer Used to prevent a communication breakdown
Process of Typical Communication - Answer Formulation --> Transmission --> Reception -->
Comprehension
Formulation - Answer Coordinating a message (Language
Transmission - Answer Conveying a message (Speech)
Reception - Answer Receiving a message (Hearing)
Comprehension - Answer Making sense of a message -- using cognitive processes (Language)
Speech - Answer The neuromuscular process by which we turn language into a sound signal
that is transmitted through the air (or other medium)
Language - Answer The cognitive process by which we formulate ideas and thoughts;
language is social shared, a type of code, a conventional system, and is a representational tool
Hearing - Answer The perception of sound
,Non Linguistic Feedback - Answer "Mmmhmm" or "Uh-oh"
Extralinguistic Feedback - Answer The use of eye contact, facial expression, posture, and
proximity
Conversational Repair - Answer When the receiver gives the sender prompt feedback and the
sender is able to repair the communication breakdown
Communication Functions - Answer Instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal,
heuristic, imaginative, informative
Instrumental Communication - Answer Used to ask for something
Regulatory Communication - Answer Used to give direction and to direct others
Interactional Communication - Answer Used to interact and converse with others in a social
way
Personal Communication - Answer Used o express a state of mind or feelings about
something
Heuristic Communication - Answer Used to find out information and to inquire
Imaginative Communication - Answer Used to tell stories and to role-play
Informative Communication - Answer Used to provide an organized description of an event
or object
Effective Communication - Answer Occurs when information is successfully shared between a
sender and a receiver with no breakdown in formulation, transmission, reception, or
comprehension
Grice's Maxims - Answer 1. *Principle of Quantity*: just the right amount and type of
information; clear vocabulary and no redundancy
2. *Principle of Quality*: accurate and truthful when communicating
3. *Principle of Relevance*: maintain the topic at hand and make contributions that relate to
that topic
,4. *Principle of Manner*: talk at the right pace, taking pauses as needed but not longer than
called for; use appropriate loudness and pitch, and engage in eye contact as expected by social
norms
Content - Answer Refers to the meaning of language -- the words we use and the meaning
behind them
Form - Answer How words, sentences, and sounds are organized and arranged to convey
content
Use - Answer How language is used functionally to meet personal and social needs
Semantics - Answer Rules of language governing the meaning of individual words and word
combinations (content)
Syntax - Answer Rules of language governing the internal organization of sentences (form)
Morphology - Answer Rules of language governing the internal organization of words; words
can be morphed or manipulated to change their meaning (form)
Phonology - Answer Rules of language governing the sounds we use to make syllables and
words; every language has a small number of phonemes, or sounds; some languages use more
phonemes than others (form)
Pragmatics - Answer Rules of language governing how language is used for social purposes;
also governs linguistic, extralinguistic, and paralinguistic aspects of communication
Three important aspects:
1. using language for different purposes (communication functions)
2. Organizing language for discourse (conversation)
3. Knowing what to say and when and how to say it
Phonemes - Answer Sounds that each language has
Phonotactics - Answer The rules that each language has that govern how sounds are
organized in words
, Three systems of muscle activation involved in Speech - Answer -Respiration (breath of air in
the lungs0
-Phonation (breath travels up trachea, over the vocal chords, and into the oral and nasal
cavities)
-Articulation (breath is then manipulated by the oral articulators -- tongue, teeth, and jaw)
**Resonance is a fourth system (covered in Chpt. 12)
Medical Model - Answer Problem Arises --> Seek Assessment --> Treatment Follows ---->
Problem Solved!
*Problem based; most prevalent in healthcare today (subject to change)
Disability - Answer Presence of impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction
Functioning - Answer Absence of impairment, activity limitation, or participation restriction
Disability Types - Answer *Impairment:*deviation from normal status in mental or physical
structure or function (ex. lack of glottic structure)
*Activity Limitation:* restriction in a life task (ex. difficulty being understood because of glottic
closure)
*Participation Restriction:* failure to participate in a task at all, due to the limitation (ex. loss of
job because of communication difficulty because of glottic closure)
Elocution - Answer Perfecting speech; speaking eloquently
Conventional System - Answer It is governed by rules; rule tell us how we can combine
sounds to form a word or combine words to form a proper sentence
Representational Tool - Answer Able to represent ideas to others; language is a tool for
communication, also enables brain to do other things (like plan)
Three Domains of Language - Answer *Content:* meaning (semantics)
*Form:* how sounds, words, and sentences are arranged to convey context (syntax,
morphology, phonology)
