Chapter 1 - Language and Language Disorders

What is the system of communication used by a particular community or country?

• Language disorder

• Speech

• Language

• Dialect

Which term refers to the physical production of sounds that allow individuals to express themselves?

• Communication

• Speech

• Dialect

• Language differences

What encompasses both the means of delivering messages and the process of ensuring they are received as intended?

• Communication

• Speech

• Language disorder

• Language differences

Which term describes a variation of a language that is specific to a particular region or social group?

• Communication

• Language

• Speech

• Dialect

What is characterized by difficulties in learning and using language due to problems with comprehension or production?

• Communication

• Language differences

• Dialect

• Language disorder

What is Expressive Language?

• Following directions

• The way you use words and sentences to convey a message

• The way you understand and comprehend language

• Being motivated to use language

How does a newborn use expressive language?

• Saying "I love you"

• Sleeping quietly

• Crying when they need to be fed, comforted, or changed

• Blinking

If a 5 year old child is only using 1-2 word phrases and they mostly point at anything they want, they may have?

• Difficulty with their fine motor skills

• Receptive Language Disorder

• Have selective mutism

• Expressive Language Disorder

The receptive skills are those skills where meaning is extracted from the spoken or written discourse.

• True

• False

Expressive Language

• concerns speaking in such a way that other people understand you. 

• Language is a system of symbols that we use to show feelings, things, desires, and actions. It can exist without speech such a sign language.

• pronounce sounds correctly at and after the developmentally appropriate age.