SHS 170

communication

Any exchange of meaning between a sender and a receiver

language

Standardized set of symbols and the rules to combine those symbols into words/sentences to convey ideas and feelings

speech

how you say it

speech disorders

articulation and phonological disorders (stuttering)

language disorders

developmental language disorders (dementia)

hearing disorder

deficiency in detecting sounds

conductive hearing loss

outer/middle ear, perforated ear drum, fluid in middle ear

sensorineural hearing loss

inner ear/nervous system, noise exposure, genetic conditions

impairment

loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomic structure or function

disability

consequence of the impairment

handicap

older term for disability

person-first language

Communication disorder is a descriptor of the individual and not a personʼs primary attribute

speech, language, and hearing scientists

Conduct research: Investigate anatomical, physiological, and perceptual factors underlying communication

audiologists

study, assess, and treat individuals with hearing impairments

Interprofessional education (IPE)

Collaboration of multiple health disciplines in a learning environment

Interprofessional practice (IPP)

Collaboration of multiple health disciplines in healthcare settings

phoneme

unit of sound that changes the meaning of a word, bin vs. pin

phonetic transcription

To write down exactly how someone with a speech disorder pronounces words

syllables

Fundamental units within the phonological structure of language

language content

Intrinsically tied to semantic meaning

semantics

Study of how language symbolizes objects, emotions, concepts, and interactions is encapsulated

lexicon

internalized dictionary

phonology

inventory and organization of speech sounds used in a particular language

morphology

internal structure of words

morpheme

smallest meaningful grammatical unit

syntax

rules and conventions for combining words into meaningful sequences (grammar)

pragmatics

Assists in understanding how contextual factors influence the choices we make in phrasing, tone, and timing

cooing

vocal play

reduplicated babbling

bababa

variegated babbling

badawa

lexical semantics

vocabulary growth

relational semantics

express multiple relationships within sentences

balanced bilingualism

equal exposure to both languages

dominant bilingualism

more exposure to one language than another

culture

a set of beliefs and assumptions shared by a group of people

socialization

process of learning how to interact with others within your culture

acculturation

process of learning or adapting to a different culture

dialect

a variation of a language that is understood by other speakers of that language; dialects are mutually intelligible

elective bilingualism

choose to study the language and possibly to live where that language is primarily spoken

circumstantial bilingualism

after immigration to another location, must learn the second language in order to function

simultaneous bilingualism

learning two languages at the same time

sequential bilingualism

learn first language and then second in school or as an adult

code switching

response to the situation or to their listeners