1. Communication Disorders
ESE 380
February 17, 2009

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Language Disorders
Expressive Communication
Receptive Communication

6. Dimensions of language
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics

7. 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

8. (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”)

9. ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM
Morphology Challenge
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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

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

14. 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