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Term
Language
Definition
An arbitrary system that communicates meaning through a particular set of symbols
Term
Letters are also called
Definition
graphemes
Term
What are the 5 parts of language?
Definition
pragmatics, semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology
Term
Pragmatics
Definition
the aspect of language that focuses on how language is used functionally and socially

ex) changing speech in different situations
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Semantics
Definition
Study of the meaning of language expressions
Term
How could semantic processing be disrupted in speakers with language disorders?
Definition
Ex) "Say baseball" "Babe Ruth"
"Say camel" "horse"
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Morpheme
Definition
The smallest unit of language that carries a semantic interpretation
Term
Phonology
Definition
the study of sounds that are produced in a particular language, their frequency of occurrence, and how those sounds are arranged or patterned in that language
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Phonemic inventory
Definition
sounds produced in a particular language
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Phonotactic Probability
Definition
Describes the frequency of a sound in a language or in a specific word position. Also describes how frequently two sounds occur next to each other, and the frequency with which those two sounds occur next to each other in a certain word position.
Term
Allophone
Definition
variation of the production of a phoneme (or)
Speech sound changes that do not change the meaning of words
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Phonetics
Definition
the study of phonemes (or)
the study of the production and perception of speech sounds
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What are the two major areas of phonetics?
Definition
Articulatory and acoustic phonetics
Term
What are the two less common areas of phonetics?
Definition
Clinical and perceptual phonetics
Term
Phonetic transcription
Definition
a system for describing the speech sounds of the world's languages
Term
Phoneme
Definition
the smallest unit of sound that has the linguistic function of distinguishing different words (or)

the speech sound changes that change the meanings of words
Term
Minimal contrasts/ minimal pairs
Definition
two words that differ in only one phoneme
Term
Diacritics
Definition
symbols that describe allophonic characteristics
Term
Why is the alphabet an inadequate system for describing speech sounds?
Definition
1) The alphabet uses different letters to describe the same sound
2) The alphabet may use the same letter to describe different sounds
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Articulatory phonetics
Definition
Description of speech sounds according to how they are produced
Term
Acoustic phonetics
Definition
Description of speech sounds according to their acoustic properties
Term
Acoustics
Definition
a branch of physics dealing with the generation and transmission of sound
Term
Articulation
Definition
the totality of sensory and motor processes that are involved in the planning and execution of sounds and sequences that form words
Term
Articulation vs. Articulatory phonetics
Definition
Articulatory phonetics emphasizes descriptions of individual sounds whereas articulation emphasizes the motor processes by which individual sounds are produced
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Clinical phonetics
Definition
acoustic and articulatory descriptions of speech production in disordered speech production and the application of acoustic/articulatory analyses to the diagnosis and treatment of disordered speech
Term
Perceptual/Auditory phonetics
Definition
speech perception or the relationship between acoustic signals and perceptual responses
Term
Phonotactics
Definition
the description of the allowed combinations of phonemes in a particular language, the frequency that phonemes or phoneme combinations occur in a language, or in a particular word position
Term
What are the three major functional systems of speech production?
Definition
supralaryngeal, laryngeal, and respiratory
Term
Supralaryngeal system
Definition
oral, nasal, pharyngeal cavities
Term
laryngeal system
Definition
larynx (controls voice, pitch, and loudness)
Term
Respiratory system
Definition
power supply of speech
Term
Respiratory structures
Definition
lungs, rib cage, trachea
Term
respiratory muscles
Definition
abdominal muscles, diaphragm, rib cage muscles
Term
Breath group
Definition
number of syllables produced in a single exhalation (neurogenic populations have reduced breath group)
Term
Problem with laryngeal system
Definition
can be easily ruptured because of cartilage
Term
glottis
Definition
potential space between vocal folds
Term
Speech function of larynx
Definition
control voicing
control intonation
Term
What are the three cavities of the supralaryngeal system (vocal tract)
Definition
pharyngeal, oral, nasal
Term
Articulators
Definition
move independent of head

jaw, tongue, lips, velum
Term
velum
Definition
directs airflow to oral or nasal cavity
Term
5 functional parts of the tongue
Definition
tip, blade, dorsum, root, body
Term
vowel vs. consonant
Definition
v- sound with smallest amount of constriction
c- associated with larger constrictions
Term
monopthong
Definition
vowel sound having a single unchanging sound quality
Term
diphthong
Definition
a vowel-like sound whose articulation changes from one vowel articulation to another
Term
What are the 4 features used to describe vowels
Definition
tongue height, tongue advancement, lip rounding, tenseness
Term
Tense vs. lax vowels
Definition
tense=long
lax=short
Term
What are the three features for describing consonants?
Definition
place of artic
manner of artic
voicing
Term
Places of articulation
Definition
bilabial
labiodental
lingua-dental
lingua-alveolar
lingua-palatal
lingua-velar
Term
Bilabials
Definition
/b/ /p/ /m/
Term
Labiodentals
Definition
/f/ /v/
Term
lingua-dentals
Definition
/th/ and /th/
Term
lingua-alveolars
Definition
/t/ /l/ /s/ /z/ /d/ /n/
Term
lingua-palatals
Definition
/sh/ /jj/ /djj/ /tsh/ /r/ /y/
Term
lingua-velars
Definition
/k/ /g/ /ng/
/w/ /wh/
Term
Manner
Definition
how constriction alters airflow
Term
Stops
Definition
formed by complete closure of vocal tract--creates stop burst
Term
Behaviorist model
Definition
Does not allow for development that occurs outside of parental or environmental reinforcement
not good acquisition model
no cognitive method in models
good for speech treatment-- cinicians can use stimulus+ feedback procedure+ operant conditioning to elicit and shape correct speech sound production
Term
Fricatives
Definition
produced with a narrow constriction in the vocal tract through which air escapes with a continuous noise
Term
Nasals
Definition
consonant produced with a complete oral closure but with an open velopharynx
Term
liquid
Definition
vowel-like consonant in which energy passes through the vocal tract that is constricted only somewhat more than for vowels--two types = laterals and rhotics
Term
glides
Definition
aka semi-vowel is characterized by a gliding from one constriction in the vocal tract to another
Term
Affricates
Definition
speech sounds involving rapid production of stop sound followed by a fricative
Term
Suprasegmental aspects of speech
Definition
segmental structure accompanied by numerous vocal effects that extend over one or more sound segments in an utterance

stress, intonation, speaking rate, juncture, vowel reduction
Term
Stress
Definition
the degree of prominence or emphasis associated with a particular syllable in a word or a word in a phrase
Term
Contrastive stress
Definition
used when a speaker wishes to deviate from the usual or expected pattern of stress to draw attention to a word
Term
lexical stress
Definition
refers to the intrinsic stress pattern associated with a word's production
(protest, object, project...)
Term
Phrasal stress
Definition
prominence assigned to syntactic groupings of words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Term
Pitch declination
Definition
the tendency of pitch to fall over the course of an utterance
Term
Pitch resetting
Definition
can be used to signal to a listener that a new syntactic unit is being produced
Term
Speaking rate
Definition
the rate at which speech is produced--measured in syllables/min or words/ min
Term
Juncture
Definition
a combination of suprasegmental features used to mark special distinctions, express grammatical divisions, or to distinguish between similar articulations

(Come on let's eat, grandma vs. Come on let's eat grandma)
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Vowel reduction
Definition
distinguishes clear vs. conversational speech
Term
Coarticulation
Definition
the production of a sound is influenced by nearby sounds
Term
Anticipatory (forward) coarticulation
Definition
An articulatory feature for a later phonetic segment is evident during the production of an earlier segment
Term
Retentive (backward) coarticulation
Definition
An articulatory feature from an earlier segment carries over to production of a later segment
Term
Generative Phonology
Definition
Chomsky
-combo of abstract parts of language and physical aspects
-no relevance to speech development
good for adults
good for adults w/ apraxia
-lacking broad application to speech language pathology
Term
Generative Phonology
Definition
The combination of underlying phonological representations and surface articulation form the structure of sounds. Also multiple linguistic factors, such as syntax and semantics contribute to phonological descriptions
Term
Natural Phonology
Definition
Stampe and Ingram
-foundation for phonological processes or phonological patters
-error patterns are not random but patterned
These patterns are substituted for correct productions when a class of sounds or particular sound sequences exceed the speech capacity of an individual
Term
Natural processes (or patterns)
Definition
Those that are universal across languages and those that are frequently used by children
Term
What are the 8 natural phonological processes proposed by Shriberg
Definition
final consonant deletion, velar fronting, stopping, palatal fronting, liquid simplification, cluster reduction, assimilation, and unstressed syllable deletion
Term
Nonlinear phonology
Definition
a hierarchical model of speech acquisition. Speech production is more than just a line of phonemes but rather is made up of many elements on many levels
-intervention focuses on speech production beyond the consonant and into the syllable shapes and stress patterns
Term
What are the two main tiers of nonlinear phonology?
Definition
The prosodic tier and segmental tier
Term
Stopping
Definition
Substituting a stop for a fricative (retains place and voicing)

ex) su produced as tu
Term
Cluster Reduction
Definition
simplifying consonant cluster

ex) stop produces as top
Term
Final Consonant Deletion
Definition
tip produces as ti
Term
Velar Fronting
Definition
producing velar sounds (/k/ /g/ /ng/) more anteriorly
maintains manner and voicing

ex) get produces as det
Term
Palatal Fronting
Definition
producing palatal sounds as fricatives

ex) shoe produces as su
Term
Liquid Simplification
Definition
Sometimes called de-rhotocization


ex) Red produces as wed
Term
Assimilation
Definition
context dependent, substitution depends on other sounds in word

ex) dog produced as dod
Term
Deaffrication
Definition
making an affricate a fricative

ex) church produced as shursh
Term
Unstressed syllable deletion
Definition
unstressed syllable gets dropped (aka weak syllable deletion)
Term
Depalatization
Definition
palatal sounds produced further forward

ex) fish produced as fis
Term
Optimality Theory
Definition
Relies on the idea of constraints. Specifically markedness constraints and faithfulness constraints
Term
markedness contraints
Definition
refer to limitations of what sounds and features that can be produced

ex) a pattern that occurs often in many languages is "unmarked"
marked patterns occur less often with frequent errors
Term
faithfulness constraints
Definition
sounds and features that must be preserved
Term
Sonority Hypothesis
Definition
the quality of relative loudness within a speech sound. Children who reduced word initial consonant clusters left the most sonorous consonant and deleted the least sonorous


ex) least sonorous--/th/ /v/ /f/
Term
Psycholinguistic Models
Definition
consider the input of speech that a child hears and the output of speech that a child produces.

(children acquire the phonemes earlier that are said the most)
Term
What are the 4 phases of speech sound acquisition?
Definition
Phase 1: Laying the Foundations for speech
Phase 2: Transitioning from words to speech
Phase 3: The growth of inventory
Phase 4: Mastery of Speech and literacy
Term
Changes of infants' anatomical structure and function
Definition
length of the vocal tract
placement of the larynx
development of the respiratory system
development of the nervous system
precision and coordination of the tongue, lips, and jaw
Term
Why is the larynx high in infancy?
Definition
To give the tongue more mobility and separate breathing and swallowing
Term
Human fetus can detect sounds as early as...
Definition
19 weeks gestation
Term
Infants tune in to native language between...
Definition
7-11 months of age
Term
Cooing and quasi-vowel production occur
Definition
about 2-6 months
Term
cooing
Definition
sounds like constriction between tongue and velum--comes out like /k/ and then /u/ when released
Term
Quasi-vowel sounds
Definition
vowel sounds that aren't as resonant as adult vowel sounds
Term
CV canonical babbling
Definition
/mamama/
occurs about 1 yr old
Term
What are the phonemes found in early babbling?
Definition
stops, nasals, glides, and fricatives
Term
what type of vowels are found in the first year?
Definition
low vowels
Term
Categorical Perception
Definition
Refers to VOT--longer VOT is perceived as one sound, shorter VOT perceived as another sound
Term
F2 locus
Definition
place of artic for stop consonants

ex) high /k/
middle /t/
low /p/
Term
What are the earliest acquired speech sounds?
Definition
stops and nasals
Term
Which speech sounds have developed by age 4?
Definition
nasals, stops
glides by age 3
fricatives and affricates
Term
Which speech sounds are the hardest and arrive around 6 y/o?
Definition
liquids

(/r/ is hardest)
Term
Syllable structure processes
Definition
Phonological processes that affect the syllabic structure

ex) final consonant deletion, cluster simplification/ reduction, weak syllable deletion
Term
Which theory accounts for syllable structure processes?
Definition
Non-linear
Term
What are the two classifications of speech sound disorders?
Definition
-organic, known origin
-unknown origin (Idiopathic)
Term
Idiopathic
Definition
disorder of unknown origin
Term
Obturator
Definition
dental appliance that replaces the hard palate when there are anomalies
Term
What are four genetic disorders associated with difficulties in speech sound production?
Definition
Down Syndrome, Fraagile X, Beckwith-Wiedermann Syndrome, Glactosemia
Term
Dysarthria
Definition
present from birth, characterized by slow and uncoordinated speech motor movements and caused by different types of lesions, trauma, or diseases. The uncoordinated movements affect the respiratory, prosodic, phonatory, and articulatory systems
Term
Apraxia
Definition
An impairment in motor programming, which specifically affects speech motor movement

causes sound distortions, groping behaviors, inconsistent errors
Term
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)--3 main speech differences
Definition
1) inconsistent errors on repeated attempts at the same words
2) difficulty with prosody in phrases and words
3) lengthened and disrupted transitions between syllables and sounds
Term
Three categories of speech sound disorders of unknown origin
Definition
etiological, psycholinguistic, and symptomological
Term
Timeline of phonological processes
Definition
Age 2: assimilation and reduplication declining
Age 3-4: unstressed syllable deletion suppressed
A little before age 4: stopping suppressed
Age 4: Cluster reduction fully surpressed
Age 6: gliding suppressed
Term
glides are produced at age
Definition
3
Term
classification of speech sound disorders by possible etiology
Definition
Shriberg
ex) genetic, otitis media with effusion, psychosocial, motor speech involvement, speech error-sibilants, and speech error-rhotics
Term
Sibilants
Definition
loud fricatvies (/s/ /sh/)
Term
Speech errors- sibilants and Speech errors- rhotics
Definition
try to produce speech sounds before ready causing errors
Term
Percentage of children with sound disorders who have a relative with a sound disorder
Definition
56%
Term
I-S gap
Definition
intelligibility vs. speech gap
Term
classification of speech sound disorders by psycholinguistic deficit
Definition
focuses on function--where is the breakdown?
Term
classification of speech sound disorders based on symptomatology
Definition
Dodd
Articulation disorders, phonological delay, consistent phonological disorder, inconsistent phonological disorder
Term
Comorbidity
Definition
multiple areas of communication delay
Term
The most common comorbid disorders
Definition
speech sound disorders and language disorders
prevalance= 2-=60%
Term
Examples of comorbid disorders
Definition
SSD and stuttering
SSD and voice disorders
SSD and emotional/psychiatric disorders
Term
What are the factors related to SSD?
Definition
Otitis media with effusion (OME)
Poor Speech Perception
Structural variations
Motoric abilities?
Term
What is the major consequence of tongue thrust?
Definition
Sibilant distortions
Term
30-40% of children with SSD may also have...
Definition
speech perception difficulties
Term
Ankyloglossia
Definition
tongue-tie--short frenums
Term
Macroglossia
Definition
enlarged tongue
Term
Diadokokinetic rate
Definition
repeated rapid production of syllables (puh, tuh, kuh)
Term
Three ways tongue thrust presents
Definition
1) tongue has anterior gesture at the initiation of a swallow
2) tongue unnecessarily moves between or against the front teeth during speech
3) the tongue lays on or between the anterior teeth during rest
Term
Which two components of language have been shown to influence phonology?
Definition
Syntax and morphology
Term
What are the factors related to SSD?
Definition
Otitis media with effusion (OME)
Poor Speech Perception
Structural variations
Motoric abilities?
Term
What are the articulatory and phonological characteristics of Down Syndrome?
Definition
delay in canonical babbling of 2 mos
phonological processes go beyond point where it typically ends
1 in 3 people with Down Syndrome will stutter
anatomic anomalies
Term
What are the classifications of Cerebral Palsy
Definition
NSMI- no speech motor impairment
SMI-LCT- speech motor involvement language clinically typical
SMI-LCI- speech motor involvement language clinically impaired
ANAR- anarthria--unable to produce functional speech
Term
What are the 3 features of CAS?
Definition
1) Inconsistent error production on vowels and consonants
2)Lengthened and impaired coarticulatory transitions between sounds and syllables
3) Inappropriate prosody
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