Speech is the _________ act of producing sounds used in language
neuromuscular
Must include a speaker, a receiver, a shared intent to communicate and a shared means of communication
What is communication
What is bilabial sound
when the lips come together to produce a consonant
it is important to understand patterns of language development, but we must consider that children develop at different _____
Rates
The study of the sound system of language
What is Phonology
Language is a ruled-governed symbol system for communicating _________ through a shared code or arbitrary symbols
meaning
Impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written and/or other symbol systems.
What is a language disorder
the ______ hemisphere is primarily responsible for comprehension and production of language
The left
intentional communication begins during the _______ stage of communication development. They begin to respond to use and respond to simple social gestures
What is illocutionary
The study of words and how they are formed.
What is morphology
two words that differ only with respect to one sounds are called a
minimal pair
ex: cat & hat
What is perlocutionary
stage of development describes a period of time (approximately 6-12 months) when parents respond to their infant as if they are attempting to communicate
a morpheme has meaning but is not able to stand alone
What is a bound morpheme
What is corpus callosum
the bundle of fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is called the_____
study of the rules that govern the assignment of meaning to words
What is semantics
the English language has ___ distinctive sounds while there are only ____ letters in the same language
What is 43 and 26
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
What are the five elements of language
morpheme
What is the smallest unit of meaning in language is called a _______
consonants are classified in terms of the ______ and whether the sound is voiced or unvoiced
What is the place of articulation
rules that govern the social use of language
What is pragmatics
the progression of vocal skills from reflexive sounds, to cooing and ______ allows infants to gain control over their sound production apparatus (control of the airflow)
What is babbling
the valve located in the larynx which obstructs the flow of the air from the lungs is called the _______
What are vocal folds
What is a free morpheme
a morpheme that can stand on its own
four processes of speech development include:
What is respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation
rules that govern how words are put together to make sentences
What is syntax