Preschool - Young Adult Development
Morphemes
The smallest grammatical units that carry meaning
The social rules of language
Pragmatics
This is where language processing occurs in most people
Left Hemisphere
The main component of the respiratory system
lungs
Hearing loss that occurs before a child begins to acquire language
Pre-lingual deafness
These can change the meaning of a word, but do not carry meaning in and of themselves
Phonemes
Phonology, Morphology, Syntax
Language Form
Impairments typically decrease in severity within 6 months of injury
Spontaneous Recovery
Air enters lungs via nose or mouth à descends into oropharynx à laryngopharyngeal region to larynx à down to trachea
The anatomy of inspiration
Refers to dialectal or cultural uses of language that may differ from the conventions used by a linguistic majority
Language difference
v. Language Disorder: disruption in the ability to understand or express the conventional symbols of native language in use, form or content.
A linguistic unit larger than a sentence, such as a conversation, a story, a speeh.
Discourse
Semantics, Word Retrieval
Language Content
Wernicke's, Anomic, Conductive, Transcortical
Fluent Aphasias
Thyroid, Cricoid, Epiglottis
3 main cartilages of the larynx
This is a motor system planning disorder
These are simplifications by children of adult phonological forms
Phonological Processes
Difficulty with humor, idioms, slang, using language to learn
Figurative Language
The 8 characteristics of left-hemisphere damage
•Extreme fatigue
•Seizures
•Visual Field Disturbances
•Perseveration
•Abstract-Concrete Imbalance
•Catastrophic Reaction
•Depression
•Altered Relationships
This determines the rate of vibration
Length, Mass, Tension
Aided and Unaided
Types of AAC Systems
Phonological Awareness
Family-Based, Individual/Group, Classroom-Based
Three types of intervention
Maximize effective use of communication to participate in ADLs, and limit the extent to which the patient’s deficits will limit their activities.
The goal of intervention
At any given moment, this determines the speed sound will be produced as it is changed by movements of the structures of the vocal tract.
The shape of the vocal tract
This can result from vocal abuse or misuse that can lead to vocal fold growths (e.g. nodules)
Behavioral trauma to the voice