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Communication. Involves sending and receiving meaningful messages Tools are Speech and Language Disorders may involve speech, language, or both. Definitions. Speech disorder is an impairment in the production and use of oral language
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Communication • Involves sending and receiving meaningful messages • Tools are Speech and Language • Disorders may involve speech, language, or both
Definitions • Speech disorder is an impairment in the production and use of oral language • A language disorder involves problems in comprehending (receptive) and using language for communication (expressive)
Examples of Speech Disorders • Voice (specifically pitch, loudness, quality) can result from biological factors such as a cleft palate or nonbiological factors such as faulty learning. • Articulation - errors in producing words, may involve omissions, substitutions, distortions, or additions of sounds • Fluency - intense or frequent disruptions to the flow of speech that keep the speaker from being understood, e.g. stuttering
Examples of Language Disorders • Classified according to 5 sub-systems • Phonology • Morphology • Syntax • Semantics • Pragmatics
Small Group Activity • Think about Speech and Language differences as they are portrayed in the media, particularly television & movies, e.g. a character who lisps, stutters, or uses speech in a way intended to be comical or stereotypic • Describe an example and report to the class your discussions of 3 questions:
Questions • Does the example represent a disorder of communication or a communication variation? • Is the example portrayed to engender ridicule, sympathy, pity, admiration or some other emotion? • Why is the character given this speech or language disorder?