Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Definition of Communication

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The transmission of thoughts or feelings from the mind of a speaker to the mind of a listener.

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The four processes of communication

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Formulation
Transmission
Reception
Comprehension

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Definition of Formation

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The process of pulling together ones’s thoughts or feelings for sharing with another.

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Definition of Transmission

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The process of conveying those ideas to another person.

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5
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Definition of Reception

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The process of receiving the information from another person.

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Definition of Comprehension

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The process of making sense of the message.

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7
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Definition of Modality

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The manner in which the information is conveyed.

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Three examples of modality

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Speech, gesture and writing

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9
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The model of communication

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Feedback and transmission

Nonlinguistic and paralinguistic feedback

Reception and comprehension

Feedback

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10
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Definition of Feedback

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Information provided by the receiver to the sender

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Two examples of Linguistic feedback

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Speaking and vocalizing

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Four examples of Nonlinguistic feedback

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Eye contact, facial expression, posture, proximity

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13
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Three examples of Paralinguistic feedback

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Pitch, loudness, pausing

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14
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The purpose of communication

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To provide and solicit information

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15
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Effective Communication occurs when

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This occurs when information is successfully shared between a sender and a receiver. There is no breakdown in formulation, transmission, perception or comprehension.

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16
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Four characteristics of an effective communicator

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effective most of the time

shares through a common modality (speaking, hearing, reading, writing, signing)

Avoids communication breakdowns by responding and giving feedback during conversations.

Uses communication for diverse purposes.

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17
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Two requirements in effective communication

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No communication breakdowns

Modality must be shared

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18
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Grice’s Maxims

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Principle of quantity

Principle of quality

Principle of relevance

Principle of manner

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19
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Grice’s principal of quantity

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The sender provides the right amount and type of information (sufficient information)

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Grice’s principle of quality

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The sender shares information that is accurate.

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Grice’s Principle of relevance

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The sender communicate in a way that is appropriate for the situation

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22
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Grice’s principle of manner

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The sender engages as expected by the cultural norms

Speaks fluently
Pause as needed
Appropriate loudness and pitch

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23
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The mechanical act of speech

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Inhale, vibration, exhale, words

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24
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The cognitive act of language

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Receiving, comprehending, responding with feedback

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25
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An example of speech with no language

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Joe is in a mentally retarded institution. His nurse visits every morning and says, “good morning.” Joe has figured out to respond in a similar manner, but doesn’t understand what “good morning” means.

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26
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An example of language without speech

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A child born death uses sign language to communicate.

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27
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How does communication relate to language, speech, and hearing?

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Language - used for formulation and comprehension

Speech - used for transmission

Hearing - used for reception

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28
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Four characteristics of language

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Modality
Symbolism
Arbitrary
Conventional (rule-governed)

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29
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Pre-symbolic

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No understanding of words as symbols to objects

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30
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Referent

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An object a word or symbol represents

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31
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An example of an arbitrary characteristic of language

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“Table” vs “Mesa”

The culturally shared understanding of an object

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32
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An example of a non-arbitrary word

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Last name “Miller”
Used to be related to profession

“Quack-quack” for a duck
Kids growing up using animal sounds as the name

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33
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The five features of language

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Universality
Species specificity
Semanticity
Productivity 
Rate of acquisition
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34
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Five language dimensions

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Semantics
Syntax
Morphology
Phonology
Pragmatics
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35
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Definition of Productivity feature

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A feature of language that is the combination of small number of discrete units into seemingly infinite creations.

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36
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Definition of Semantics dimension

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The rules of language governor and the meaning of individual words or word combinations

Meaning of words, vocabulary

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37
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Definition of Syntax dimension

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The rules of language governing the internal organization of sentences

Word order

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38
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Definition of Morphology dimension

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The rules of language governing the internal organization of words.

Building blocks of language

Ex. Jump ing (2 blacks)

39
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Definition of Phonology dimension

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The rules of language governing the sounds we use to make syllables and words

Sound system of language

40
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Definition of Pragmatics dimension

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The rules of language governing how language is used for social purposes

41
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Three Language domains

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Content, form, use

42
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Language domain: content

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Equal to semantics

43
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Language domains: form

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Equal to syntax + morphology + phonology

44
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Grammar

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Syntax + morphology

45
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Language domains: use

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Equal to pragmatics

46
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Definition of Meta linguistics

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Using language to talk about language

47
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An example of a pragmatic dimension

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How to begin, maintain an end conversations

Ex. 5 year old talking to grandma on the phone

48
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Definition of Hearing acuity

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The activity up if you can actually hear a sound or not

ex. Same process as an eye doctor have new new read off letters if you can see them or not

49
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Four systems involved with speech

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Respiration
Phonation
Resonance
Articulation

50
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Four building blocks of a normal speech

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Breathstream
Voice
Articulation
Fluency

51
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Definition of Phoneme

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The smallest unit of sound

52
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Definition of Acoustics

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The study of sound

53
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Definition of Hearing

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The perception of sound

54
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Four sound fundamentals

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Creation of a sound source
Vibration of air particles
Reception by ear
Comprehension by brain

55
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Definition of Speech perception

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The brains processing of human speech

56
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Definition of Auditory perception

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The brains processing of any type of auditory information

57
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Definition of Communication disorder

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When a person has significant difficulty and one or more of the aspects of communication when compared with other people sharing the same language, dialect, and culture

58
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Definition of Language Impairment

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Problems with the formulation and/or comprehension of language

59
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Definition of Speech impairment

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Problems with transmission of language

60
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Definition of Hearing impairment

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Problems with reception of language

61
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Breakdown of communication: formulation

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Difficulty in effectively formulating a message for communication

Ex. Aphasia

62
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Breakdown of communication: transmission

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Difficulty in effectively transmitting a message for communication

Ex. Motor skills caused by stroke

63
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Breakdown of communication: reception

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Difficulty in effectively receiving a message Being communicated

Ex. Noise-induced hearing loss

64
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Breakdown of communication: comprehension

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Difficulty in affectively decoding or comprehending a message being communicated

Ex. Intellectually debilitated, senile

65
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Three Common Communication differences

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Different language, culture, dialects

66
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A communication disorder is present only went in individuals communication ability ____, _____, _____

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  1. Operates outside of cultural norms or language group
  2. Considered disordered by said groups
  3. Interferes with Communication or calls attention to itself
67
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Four Speech disorders

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Articulation and phonology

Fluency

Voice

Motor speech

68
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Disorders of articulation and phonology

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Distortions, substitutions and omissions of speech sounds

Ex. Rabbit is pronounced wabbit or abbit

69
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Definition of Fluency disorder

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Breaks the flow of speech

Ex. Stutter block

70
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Two Motor speech disorders

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Apraxia and dysarthria

71
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Definition of Apraxia

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Trouble sequencing speech sounds in order

Ex. Spaghetti vs pascetti

72
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Definition of Dysarthria

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Slowed, slurred speech disorder

73
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Three disorders of hearing

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Sensorineural

Conductive

Auditory

74
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Definition of Sensorineural hearing impairment

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Breakdown of the inner ear or in the auditory nerve

Ex. Senile

75
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Definition of Conductive hearing impairment

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Breakdown of outer or middle ear

Ex. Too much ear wax

76
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Definition of Auditory processing disorder

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The breakdown in The processing of speech sounds in the auditory center of the brain

Ex. Short term memory - kid in class

77
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Definition of Dysphasia

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Swallowing disorder

78
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Definition of universality feature

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Pattern that occurs systematically across natural languages

79
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Definition of species specificity feature

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The human capacity for language that no other animals share

80
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Definition of semanticity feature

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An aspect of human language that allows words to represent ideas and things

81
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Definition of rate of acquisition feature

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How easily Or quickly language is learned

82
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Definition of Perceptual target

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Abstract representation of speech sound system is generated

83
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Definition of motor schema

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Brain systems generate a rough plan of the abstract representation of speech sound systems in our fed forward and syllable chunks to muscle groups involved with speech

84
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Definition of speech output

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Air pressure is modulated as respiratory flow is sent forward, and articulators and oral cavity are manipulated to produce

85
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Three basic reasons for commutation

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To request, to reject and to comment.

86
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Seven functions of Communication

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Instrumental
Regulatory
Intersectional
Personal
Heuristic 
Imaginative 
Informative
87
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Definition of informative communication

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This function of communication is used to provide an organized description of an event or object

88
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Definition of imaginative function of Communication

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This function of communication is used to tell stories and to role-play

89
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Definition of heuristic function of communication

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This function of communication is used to find out information and to inquire

90
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Definition of personal function of communication

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This function of communication is used to express a state of mind or feelings about something

91
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Definition of intersectional communication

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This function of communication is used to interact and converse with others in a social way

92
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Definition of regulatory function of communication

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This function of communication is used to give directions or to direct others

93
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Definition of instrumental function of communication

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This function of communication is used to ask for something

94
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Definition of speech

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Neuromuscular process by which we turn language into a sound signal that is transmitted through the air