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The three physiological subsystems for speech are…
laryngeal, respiratory, upper airway system
______ is the exchange of ideas, thoughts, or feelings between at least two individuals
Communication
_____ is the production of the sounds of a language
speech
Which statement best differentiates speech from language?
speech = production of the sounds; language = rule based symbol system
phonology
sound pattern
morphology
word parts
syntax
sentence structure
semantics
meaning
pragmatics
social use
form consists of: pragmatics & use
FALSE
form
phonology, morphology, and syntax
Which professionals measure hearing and identify, asses, manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance
audiologists
Which professionals identify, asses, and treat expressive and receptive communication disorders (and swallowing)
Speech language pathologists
what is a commonly cited negative effect of internet based communication?
text based exchanges lack tone, facial expression, and other nonverbal cues
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
The _____ is the driving force for speech production
respiratory system
The _____ is a muscular hydrostatic
Tongue
Expiratory muscles
assist the diaphragm’s movement back to its relaxed, dome-shaped
Tidal breathing = equal inhalation & exhalation (largely passive) speech breathing = quick inhalation & long exhalation
True
Tidal breathing !!!
equal inhalation & exhalation (largely passive)
Speech breathing !!!
quick inhalation & long exhalation
The upper airway system consists of
the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and pharyngeal cavity
A resonant acoustic tube that shapes the sound energy produced by the respiratory and laryngeal systems into speech sounds
vocal tract
_____ is/are the number of cycles of vocal fold vibrations per second
frequency
Velopharyngeal closure refers to
Contact of the velum with the lateral and posterior pharyngeal walls
The largest laryngeal cartilage; it forms the front and sides of the laryngeal skeleton and protects the larynx
thyroid cartilage
____ is an air valve composed of cartilages, muscles, and other tissues; it is the principal sound generator for voice and speech
larynx
The primary biological function of the larynx is
to prevent foreign substances from entering the trachea and lungs.
In disorders of ____, the smooth, uninterrupted flow of speech is affected
fluency
Each child has a personal dictionary, or _____, that reflects his/her environment
lexicon
Which factor seems to be most important fro vocabulary growth in young children
The child’s conversational experience with adults
Typically, children produce their first words around
12 months old
Language becomes more complex as it becomes longer, and this can be calculated in
mean length of utterance
In English, which wh- questions tend to develop first in typical language learners
what and where
When a child begins to add “s” to nouns to indicate more than one, they are demonstrating the use of
morphology
Which one of the following is related to syntax?
Understanding sentence structure elements while reading
Which child’s perceptual ability is most likely restricted to their native language’s speech sounds?
A 9-month-old
Leo uses body language, changes in tone, and strategic pauses to emphasize key points and engage the audience. This is
expressive pragmatics
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
Which of the following are ways you could informally assess language in school aged children
Langauge sample and dynamic assessment
The pulmonary apparatus consists of the
lungs and pulmonary airways
You can gain standardized information from a language sample (true or false)
FALSE
Justin is Canadian, where English and French are official languages. He grew up speaking both languages. He is a
simultaneous bilingual
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
Which of the following is an example of a dialect difference
a speaker