Communication Disorders ESE 380 February 17, 2009

Communication Sender (Encoder) 6 Message Filters Receiver (Decoder)

Speech and language Disorders Speech disorder Difficulty producing sounds as well as disorders of voice quality, or fluency Language disorder: difficulty receiving, understanding, and formulating ideas and information

Communication and Perception Count the number of times the letter 'F' appears in the following paragraph: FEATURE FILMS ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI- FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Language Disorders Expressive Communication Receptive Communication

Dimensions of language Phonology Morphology Syntax Semantics Pragmatics

Phonology use of sounds to make meaningful syllables and words C – A - T CAT Rules and sequencing of individual sounds, and how they are produced TAP CATTLE PAT

(bio- = “life” … -ology = “study of”) Morphology Rules for the structure of words; meaning at the word level CAT CATS CAT’S Bio – ology (bio- = “life” … -ology = “study of”)

ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM Morphology Challenge ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM

Syntax Rules for putting a series of words together to form a sentence Do I want that cookie? I want that cookie. Syntax varies among languages.

Semantics The meaning of what is expressed; meaning at the sentence level PLANT I am going to plant the tree My mother works in the coal plant. He gave me a plant for Valentines’ Day. The officer was a plant in the drug ring.

Written v. oral communication Pragmatics The use of communication in context; using communication effectively in social contexts Written v. oral communication Very difficult for children with many different disabilities

Speech Disorders Articulation Substitution Omission Distortion Addition Fluency Stuttering Voice Quality Pitch Duration Intensity Resonance quality

Language Disorder v. language Difference Dialect a language variation that a group of individuals uses and that reflects shared regional, social, or cultural/ethnic factors Developmental Delay Language develops at different rates among children; Many concerns over articulation, fluency, or voice quality may resolve over time