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LangDev Vocab Part 1
Language Development Vocabulary Chapters 1-2
Definition | Vocab Word |
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Words and rules for organizing them . . . a code whereby ideas are represented through a conventional system of arbitrary signals for communication. | Language |
Process of producing sound patterns in order to communicate. | Speech |
Timing factors that influence how people interpret utterances in conversation. | Chronemics |
Body and facial gestures, movements and expressions used in communication. | Kinesics |
Conventions used for establishing physical distance in communications; connected to context. | Proxemics |
Aspects of language carried by the pitch and range of the voice, intonation, pattern, vocal intensity, and how the parts of the utterance are emphasized. | Paralinguistics |
Effective use of language in various contexts. | Pragmatics |
Using meaningful components of language to convey meaning. | Morphology |
Component of language which deals with putting sounds together to make words. | Phonology |
Component of language which has to do with the way we put words together to make sentences. | Syntax |
Component of language having to do with meaning. | Semantics |
The smallest set of sounds that are combined to communicate meaning. | Utterance |
The role of the nervous system in speech. | Cerebration |
The physical production of speech sounds. | Articulation |
The production of sound. | Phonation |
Receiving a message; decoding. | Receptive Language |
Putting ideas into symbols; encoding. | Expressive Language |
Professional who diagnoses and treats both problems of speech and problems of language. | Speech-Language Pathologist |
Professional focused on problems of hearing. | Audiologist |
Factors which interfere with normal development of speech, language, and audition. | Communication Disorders |
Process of hearing what is said. | Audition |