SLP
The professional organization that governs ethical practice for SLPs in the U.S.
What is ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)?
This system is used by linguists to represent the sounds of spoken language with one symbol per sound.
What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?
This unit of measurement is used to describe the intensity of sound.
What is the decibel (dB)?
JMU’s official mascot, Duke Dog, is based on this breed of dog.
What is an English bulldog?
This dining hall is famous for being one of the most popular and scenic places to eat, overlooking Newman Lake.
What is D-Hall
This is the most common type of fluency disorder.
What is stuttering?
The IPA symbol /θ/ represents this sound, which appears in the English word “think.”
What is voiceless “th”?
The three tiny bones of the middle ear are collectively called this.
What are the ossicles?
This well-known mountain range provides the scenic backdrop to JMU’s campus.
What are the Blue Ridge Mountains?
JMU’s football stadium is named after this long-serving coach.
What is Bridgeforth Stadium (named for William E. Bridgeforth)?
entry of food/liquid into the laryngeal vestibule above the level the vocal cords is defined as:
penetration
The symbol /ə/ represents this famous vowel, often described as “neutral” or “reduced.”
What is the schwa?
This part of the ear equalizes air pressure between the middle ear and the atmosphere.
What is the Eustachian tube?
Before becoming James Madison University in 1977, the school’s official name was this.
What is Madison College?
This 9-acre body of water, located at the heart of campus, is home to ducks, turtles, and student study breaks.
What is Newman Lake?
The cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance.
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)?
The IPA symbol /ɾ/ represents this sound in American English words like “butter” or “ladder.”
What is a tap or flap?
A hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve is called this.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
The university’s Division I athletics teams compete in this conference, which they officially joined in 2022.
What is the Sun Belt Conference?
This tunnel connects East and West Campus safely under Interstate 81.
What is the Duke Dog Tunnel/ Alley?
Impairment, as a result of brain damage, of the capacity for interpretation AND formulation of language symbols is defined as:
Aphasia
The sound /ʔ/ is found in English in phrases like “uh-oh” and is produced here in the vocal tract.
What is the glottis? (glottal stop)
An audiogram that shows an air-bone gap typically indicates this type of hearing loss.
What is conductive hearing loss?
This building, constructed in 1909, was the first on JMU’s campus and is now one of its most iconic.
What is Wilson Hall?
This central campus landmark was modeled after Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, and remains the symbol of JMU.
What is Wilson Hall?