Artic/Phono
What is a plosive?
A stop consonant where the airflow is stopped and then released: /p/
T/F: the following sentence has a noun modifier: M likes to spin in my office chair.
True! "office" is a noun that modifies another noun "chair" to specify the type of chair.
What's another name for the soft palate?
Velum: soft tissue extending from hard palate to uvula
T/F A child that drops a spoon from the high chair and peeks over to find it is demonstrating object permanence.
True: this is a child's ability to know that an object continues to exist even though they can't see/hear/touch the object
What is jargon?
Child's speech production matches suprasegmentals (duration, intensity, pitch) of adult language but without adult articulation
A child says "tat" for cat, "doddy" for doggie, etc. This is an example of what phonological process?
Fronting: replacement of an alveolar consonant /t, d/ for a velar consonant /k, g/
What is the smallest semantically meaningful unit in a language?
Morpheme
Name this body part: cartilaginous and muscular structure that houses the vocal folds; responsible for phonation
Larynx
What common herpes virus is one of the leading causes of hearing loss at birth?
cytomegalovirus (CMV)- also the most common congenital infection
T/F this child is demonstrating cause and effect: they push a car at the top of a ramp then turn to touch the wall.
False- child is not yet demonstrating knowledge of the effect of pushing a car down a ramp (looking for the car at the bottom)
Describe co-articulation.
Articulators are "getting ready" for the next sound. Results in assimilation of the place of articulation of one speech sound to the next sound. Can also be a consonant produced with two simultaneous places of articulation.
Does this sentence have an embedded clause: Her snack, which was quite delicious, was swept onto the floor.
Yes! An embedded clause (or subordinate clause) provides add'nl info but can't stand alone as a sentence. ("which was quite delicious")
What is the main purpose of the epiglottis? (leaf-shaped structure positioned just above the trachea)
To keep food/liquid out of the larynx
What is neural plasticity?
The brain's ability to form new connections and reorganize itself. After gaining access to sound, the brain takes this new sensory information and begins to form new connections based on the auditory experiences.
What is sensory processing?
The way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses.
How the articulators are involved in making a sound.
Manner of Articulation
Place=point of contact where air is obstructed
Voicing=vocal folds vibrating (voiced) or not (voiceless)
Name this grammatical term: elements of grammar such as prefixes, suffixes, and artiles.
Morphology
Body part responsible for controlling nasality while speaking.
Velopharyngeal port: velum rises to posterior pharyngeal wall and lateral pharyngeal walls close to the velum to seal out air
During what age range do we see cooperative play develop?
Somewhere between 4-5 years, they exchange ideas about a game or toy they are playing with at that moment
Genotype
As opposed to phenotype which is observable characteristics- child has a hearing loss.
Name 3 back vowels
Conjunction junction, what's your function?
A conjunction connects two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together: and, but, or
What's the difference between ADDuction and abduction?
ADDduction (add together): a movement that brings body parts together, like the vocal folds coming together to vibrate and produce voice
abduction: a movement that brings body parts apart, like vocal folds opening to allow for breathing
False
birth-2: Sensorimotor
2-7: Preoperational
7-11: Concrete operational
12+: Formal operational
Name that disorder: umbrella term describing a group of motor conditions. Two words= first refers to the brain and second refers to disorder of movement
Cerebal palsy