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what does any communication system have to have
1.mode of communication(has to be transmitted and recieved), 2.semanticity(all
signals have a meaning or function)
3.pragmatic function (serves a useful purpose, the meaning a speaker wishes to
convey to the person they are speaking to)
what features of language does human language have
1. displacement (can talk about things, actions, ideas)
2.Productivity (languages capacity to create infinitely novel messages from its
discrete units)
what are the three kinds of languages
1. formal: computer langauges and mathematical profs
2. natural: those that evolve naturally in a speech community
3. constructed: language that has been specifically invented
what are age-normed standardized tests used for
-to compare a childs language performance
-accurate estimate of the age at which most typically developing children master
a particular linguistic dimension
-can identify how much a delay a child has
what may be the problem with standardized tests
-cultural differences
-if a slp arent aware of the cultural biases a child may be needlessly diagnosed
with a language delay
cultural competence is necessary to recognize a _________ is a difference
and not a ________ or impairment or _________
difference, delay, disorder
whats an accent
,can be used to refer to the way any person sounds
-spoken or signed
-its differences in the way in which the smallest units - phonetics - are produced
whats a dialect
langauge differences that go beyond pronunciation and include more grammatical
and lexical differences
-english is a language , australian is a dialect
what is difference between language and dialect
The word language is more general, while the word dialect is used to refer
specifically to a particular variant of one language
simultaneous bilinguals
an individual who learns both languages from a very early age ( 2 and under)
sequential bilinguals
an individual who learns one language from birth, and an addition language at an
early age (3-4)
late-learning bilinguals
an individual who learns one language from birth and another at a later age
(adolescence or adulthood)
accent modification
an SLP-provided service that seeks to reduce ones foreign accent (the influence
of ones languages phonetics and phonology on an individuals production of
another language)
what is articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics?
1) the ways in which your articulators (organs that produce speech sounds) move;
coordination actions
2) the physical manifestation of speech sounds
-looks at relationship between frequency, time and energy
3) the human responses to stimuli
-phonetic transcription (write down what was said
, what 3 components in the body work together to produce majority of
sounds spoken in language
1. supralaryngeal vocal tract
2.larynx
3.subglottal system
what is the job of a speech language pathologist
professionals who are trained to diagnose speech and language problems and to
help individuals become more effective communicators.
-work with children and adults
explain 1) receptive language 2) expressive language 3) pragmatic language
1) understanding or comprehending
2) producing language
3) social contexts we use in daily interactions
what is the role of an audiologist?
Prevention, identification, and evaluation of hearing disorders; selection and
evaluation of hearing aids; habilitation/rehabilitation of individuals with hearing
loss and the assessment of balance function.
what is the difference between linguistic competence and performance
competence as a persons unseen potential to speak a language, while
performance is the observable realization of that potential
-our performance is what we do with our linguistic competence
semantics
the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and
sentences in a given language; also, the study of meaning
what is modality
the mode or medium by which a language is produced
-determines the means by which a language is produced and perceived
what are examples of language modalities and which one do we use? 3
gesturials
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS/ALREADY GREADED A+ |GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!!
what does any communication system have to have
1.mode of communication(has to be transmitted and recieved), 2.semanticity(all
signals have a meaning or function)
3.pragmatic function (serves a useful purpose, the meaning a speaker wishes to
convey to the person they are speaking to)
what features of language does human language have
1. displacement (can talk about things, actions, ideas)
2.Productivity (languages capacity to create infinitely novel messages from its
discrete units)
what are the three kinds of languages
1. formal: computer langauges and mathematical profs
2. natural: those that evolve naturally in a speech community
3. constructed: language that has been specifically invented
what are age-normed standardized tests used for
-to compare a childs language performance
-accurate estimate of the age at which most typically developing children master
a particular linguistic dimension
-can identify how much a delay a child has
what may be the problem with standardized tests
-cultural differences
-if a slp arent aware of the cultural biases a child may be needlessly diagnosed
with a language delay
cultural competence is necessary to recognize a _________ is a difference
and not a ________ or impairment or _________
difference, delay, disorder
whats an accent
,can be used to refer to the way any person sounds
-spoken or signed
-its differences in the way in which the smallest units - phonetics - are produced
whats a dialect
langauge differences that go beyond pronunciation and include more grammatical
and lexical differences
-english is a language , australian is a dialect
what is difference between language and dialect
The word language is more general, while the word dialect is used to refer
specifically to a particular variant of one language
simultaneous bilinguals
an individual who learns both languages from a very early age ( 2 and under)
sequential bilinguals
an individual who learns one language from birth, and an addition language at an
early age (3-4)
late-learning bilinguals
an individual who learns one language from birth and another at a later age
(adolescence or adulthood)
accent modification
an SLP-provided service that seeks to reduce ones foreign accent (the influence
of ones languages phonetics and phonology on an individuals production of
another language)
what is articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics?
1) the ways in which your articulators (organs that produce speech sounds) move;
coordination actions
2) the physical manifestation of speech sounds
-looks at relationship between frequency, time and energy
3) the human responses to stimuli
-phonetic transcription (write down what was said
, what 3 components in the body work together to produce majority of
sounds spoken in language
1. supralaryngeal vocal tract
2.larynx
3.subglottal system
what is the job of a speech language pathologist
professionals who are trained to diagnose speech and language problems and to
help individuals become more effective communicators.
-work with children and adults
explain 1) receptive language 2) expressive language 3) pragmatic language
1) understanding or comprehending
2) producing language
3) social contexts we use in daily interactions
what is the role of an audiologist?
Prevention, identification, and evaluation of hearing disorders; selection and
evaluation of hearing aids; habilitation/rehabilitation of individuals with hearing
loss and the assessment of balance function.
what is the difference between linguistic competence and performance
competence as a persons unseen potential to speak a language, while
performance is the observable realization of that potential
-our performance is what we do with our linguistic competence
semantics
the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and
sentences in a given language; also, the study of meaning
what is modality
the mode or medium by which a language is produced
-determines the means by which a language is produced and perceived
what are examples of language modalities and which one do we use? 3
gesturials
