Lesson 5: Communication Disorders (Pt. 1)

Introduction to Communication

Communication

It refers to the exchange of ideas, opinions, or facts between senders and receivers

Senders

In the way of communication, the _______ compose and transmit a message

Receiver

In the way of communication, the _______ decodes and understand the message

Speech

It refers to the audible representation of language, which is one of the ways of expressing language

Language

It encompasses the complex rules that govern sounds, words, sentences, meaning, and use

Language

It involves memory, learning, message reception and processing, and expressive skills

Phonology

________ refer to the rules regarding how sounds can be used and combined

Syntax

________ involves the rules governing sentence formation in languages

Morphology

It is concerned with the form and structure of words

Semantics

It mainly refers to the “Language Content”

Pragmatics

It mainly refers to the “Language Use”

Semantics

It refers to the understanding of the meaning of languages

Pragmatics

It includes non-literal meaning as in sarcasm, irony, and metaphor

Expressive Language Disorders

It is a communication disorder which is characterized by having limited vocabulary and grasp of grammar

Expressive Language Disorders

It is a general language impairment that puts the person out of the general level for his/her age and onto the level of a younger or less linguistically developed person

Receptive Language Disorders

This disorder occurs when serious difficulties occur in comprehending what others say, such as through Echolalia, inability to follow directions, off-target responses to “wh” questions, re-auditorization, not seeming to listen when they are spoken to, etc.

Mixed Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders

It refers to the serious difficulty in comprehending and using the rules related to combining elements of words

Aphasia

It is an acquired language disorder caused by brain damage and characterized by complete or partial impairment of language comprehension, formulation, and use

Broca’s

This type of aphasia is also known as non-fluent or expressive aphasia

Wernicke’s

This condition is also called sensory aphasia or fluent aphasia

Nominal (Anomic)

It refers to difficulty remembering or recognizing names which the subject should know well