_____ is a rule-based system of symbols that is shared by a group of people

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The three physiological subsystems for speech are…

laryngeal, respiratory, upper airway system

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______ is the exchange of ideas, thoughts, or feelings between at least two individuals

Communication

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_____ is the production of the sounds of a language

speech

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Which statement best differentiates speech from language?

speech = production of the sounds; language = rule based symbol system

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phonology

sound pattern

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morphology

word parts

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syntax

sentence structure

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semantics

meaning

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pragmatics

social use

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form consists of: pragmatics & use

FALSE

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form

phonology, morphology, and syntax

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Which professionals measure hearing and identify, asses, manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance

audiologists

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Which professionals identify, asses, and treat expressive and receptive communication disorders (and swallowing)

Speech language pathologists

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what is a commonly cited negative effect of internet based communication?

text based exchanges lack tone, facial expression, and other nonverbal cues

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Perception of how high/low a song is; the basic tone an individual uses often; the pitch movement within an utterance

pitch; habitual pitch; intonation

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The _____ is the driving force for speech production

respiratory system

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The _____ is a muscular hydrostatic

Tongue

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Expiratory muscles

assist the diaphragm’s movement back to its relaxed, dome-shaped

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Tidal breathing = equal inhalation & exhalation (largely passive) speech breathing = quick inhalation & long exhalation

True

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Tidal breathing !!!

equal inhalation & exhalation (largely passive)

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Speech breathing !!!

quick inhalation & long exhalation

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The upper airway system consists of

the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and pharyngeal cavity

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A resonant acoustic tube that shapes the sound energy produced by the respiratory and laryngeal systems into speech sounds

vocal tract

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_____ is/are the number of cycles of vocal fold vibrations per second

frequency

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Velopharyngeal closure refers to

Contact of the velum with the lateral and posterior pharyngeal walls

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The largest laryngeal cartilage; it forms the front and sides of the laryngeal skeleton and protects the larynx

thyroid cartilage

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____ is an air valve composed of cartilages, muscles, and other tissues; it is the principal sound generator for voice and speech

larynx

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The primary biological function of the larynx is

to prevent foreign substances from entering the trachea and lungs.

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In disorders of ____, the smooth, uninterrupted flow of speech is affected

fluency

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Each child has a personal dictionary, or _____, that reflects his/her environment

lexicon

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Which factor seems to be most important fro vocabulary growth in young children

The child’s conversational experience with adults

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Typically, children produce their first words around

12 months old

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Language becomes more complex as it becomes longer, and this can be calculated in

mean length of utterance

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In English, which wh- questions tend to develop first in typical language learners

what and where

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When a child begins to add “s” to nouns to indicate more than one, they are demonstrating the use of

morphology

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Which one of the following is related to syntax?

Understanding sentence structure elements while reading

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Which child’s perceptual ability is most likely restricted to their native language’s speech sounds?

A 9-month-old

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Leo uses body language, changes in tone, and strategic pauses to emphasize key points and engage the audience. This is

expressive pragmatics

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Ayoub is Moroccan and speaks Arabic. He moved to the US when he was 10 years old and started speaking English. He is a

Sequential bilingual

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Which of the following are ways you could informally assess language in school aged children

Langauge sample and dynamic assessment

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The pulmonary apparatus consists of the

lungs and pulmonary airways

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You can gain standardized information from a language sample (true or false)

FALSE

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Justin is Canadian, where English and French are official languages. He grew up speaking both languages. He is a

simultaneous bilingual

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Which statement about children with a language disorder or language delay learning two languages is most accurate

Learning 2 languages does not cause a language disorder! They can learn 2

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Which of the following is an example of a dialect difference

a speaker

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