Intro to Communication Disorders Notes #2

Speech vs. Language vs. Communication

Language:

• communicates thoughts, ideas, meaning

• shared code by a group of people

• arbitrary symbols- symbols have meaning because we say they do (letters, words)

• creative and generative- new words enter code, others drop out, can generate an infinite number of sentences.

• language: is a rule-governed system for communicating meaning through a shared code of arbitrary symbols.

• nearly 7,000 languages spoken in world today

• is language unique to humans?

• is it possible to have language without speech?

Language Disorders

• there are 3 major aspects of language. language disorders may involve any of these in any combination.

  • the form of language (phonology, morphology, syntax)

  • the context of language (semantic)

  • the use (or function) of language in communication (pragmatics)

Terms:

• phonology: rules for constructing sounds into syllables and words, sound system of a language.

• morphology: rules for constructing words, words form.

• syntax: rules for constructing sentences.

• semantics: system that governs the meaning of word and sentences.

• pragmatics: rules for appropriate and effective, functional, and socially appropriate communication.

Speech:

• the neuromuscular act of producing sounds that are used in language- difficulty with actual sound production.

• neuromuscular act of producing sounds that are used in language.

• oral output of langage.

• speech problems= difficulty with actual sound production.

• include articulation, voice, and fluency.

• can you have speech without language? are all sounds speech sounds?