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Chapter 2
Chapter 2
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
08/28/2012

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Term
Language
Definition
A socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combinations of those symbols
Term
What percentage of the US population currently experience some limitation of hearing, speech, and/or language?
Definition
17%
Term
Language
Definition
A socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combinations of those symbols
Term
Percentage of U.S. population currently have some limitation of hearing, speech, and/or language
Definition
17%
Term
Prevalence
Definition
The number or percentage of people within a specified population who have a particular disorder or condition at a given point in time
Term
Bilateral
Unilateral
Definition
involving both ears
involving just one ear
Term
Conductive Loss
Definition
caused by damage to the outer or middle ear; usually report that sounds are generally too soft
Term
Sensorineural
Definition
Problems with the inner ear and/or auditory nerve; likely to affect person's ability to discriminate and understand speech sounds even though they hear them
Term
dysarthria
Definition
A disorder where paralysis, weakness, or poor coordination of the muscles for speech result in poor speech articulation
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