SLHS Terms

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Form (In terms of Language)

Structure of language

Content (In terms of Language)

The components of language as it relates to meaning

Use (In terms of Language)

Concerns the goals of language and the means why which we choose to communicate ideas

Phonemes

Sounds of language that cause change in meaning (Consonants and vowels)

Syllables

Units of speech that consist of both consonants and vowels (ba, di, ku, etc)

Prosody

Changes in pitch, stress, intensity, and duration of sounds (Melody of speech)

Syntax

Linguistic conventions of organizing word order (grammar)

Semantics

Linguistic representation of objects, ideas, feelings, events (meaning attached to words)

Lexicon

Mental dictionary of words

Pragmatics

The social conventions that help us determine how to say what to do (Speaking to different people in a different way or speaking in different contexts and scenarios)