Communication development chapter 1

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Speech

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A verbal means of communication that requires precise neuromuscular coordination.

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Voice Quality

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A component of speech that refers to the characteristic sound of a person's voice.

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Speech

A verbal means of communication that requires precise neuromuscular coordination.

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Voice Quality

A component of speech that refers to the characteristic sound of a person's voice.

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Intonation

The variation of pitch in spoken language that contributes to the meaning of the message.

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Communication

The process of exchanging information and ideas between two or more individuals.

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Paralinguistics

The aspect of communication that includes intonation, stress, speed of delivery, and pauses.

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Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language that cannot be divided further.

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Free Morphemes

Morphemes that can stand alone as independent words.

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Bound Morphemes

Morphemes that cannot stand alone and must be attached to free morphemes.

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Pragmatics

The study of how context influences the use of language in communication.

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Dialect

A version of a language that includes systematic differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, or grammar.

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Code-Switching

The practice of alternating between languages or dialects in conversation.

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Syntax

The set of rules that governs the structure and order of sentences.

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Linguistic Competence

A person's knowledge of the rules and structure of a language.

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Linguistic Performance

A person's actual use of language in real-life situations.

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Generative Language

The property of language that allows for the creation of an infinite number of sentences.

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Inflectional Morphemes

Suffixes that provide grammatical information such as tense and number without changing the word's grammatical category.