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Components of Components of Language ReviewLanguage ReviewDES 320DES 320
Components of LanguageComponents of Language
FormForm ContentContent UseUse
Comprehension and Comprehension and ProductionProduction
Auditory-Oral SystemAuditory-Oral System Visual-Graphic SystemVisual-Graphic System Visual-Gestural SystemVisual-Gestural System
Inter-relationship between language areas Inter-relationship between language areas Bloom and Lahey (1978)Bloom and Lahey (1978)
COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGECOMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE
Form Content Use
Language
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE
Morphology Phonology Syntax
Form Content Use
Language
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE: FORMLANGUAGE: FORM
PhonologyPhonology Study of the sound system of a languageStudy of the sound system of a language Phoneme: a speech soundPhoneme: a speech sound Phonological rules: rules that govern which sounds Phonological rules: rules that govern which sounds
may appear together and wheremay appear together and where Variations between languagesVariations between languages English- English- gngnat,at, Examples from other languages? NouvExamples from other languages? Nouveau eau (Fr), (Fr),
KnKnockwurst (Ger)ockwurst (Ger)
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE: FORMLANGUAGE: FORM
How we say thingsHow we say things How sounds are arrangedHow sounds are arranged How words are arranged N+V+OHow words are arranged N+V+O Structure!!!!Structure!!!!
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE: FORMLANGUAGE: FORM
MorphologyMorphology= branch of grammar = branch of grammar devoted to the structure or forms of devoted to the structure or forms of wordswords
MorphemeMorpheme= = the smallest grammatical unit in the smallest grammatical unit in languagelanguageNot necessarily equivalent to syllablesNot necessarily equivalent to syllables
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE: FORMLANGUAGE: FORM
Free morphemeFree morphemeCan stand alone as a wordCan stand alone as a wordCannot be broken apartCannot be broken apart
Bound morphemeBound morphemeCannot stand alone as a wordCannot stand alone as a wordChanges the original meaningChanges the original meaning
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGY
Example:Example: DogDog = free morpheme = free morpheme DogsDogs= 2 morphemes= 2 morphemes
DogDog= free morpheme= free morpheme
ss= bound morpheme= bound morpheme
MORPHOLOGYMORPHOLOGY
happyhappy- 1 free morpheme- 1 free morpheme unhappyunhappy - 1 bound and 1 free morpheme - 1 bound and 1 free morpheme unhappilyunhappily- 2 bound and 1 free morpheme- 2 bound and 1 free morpheme unhappiestunhappiest- 2 bound and 1 free morpheme- 2 bound and 1 free morpheme
HOW MANY MORPHEMES?HOW MANY MORPHEMES?
MonkeysMonkeys Monkeys eatingMonkeys eating The monkeys are eatingThe monkeys are eating The monkeys are eating quicklyThe monkeys are eating quickly The unhappy monkeys are eating in the The unhappy monkeys are eating in the
forestforest The unhappy monkeys are eating in the The unhappy monkeys are eating in the
deepest forestdeepest forest
SYNTAXSYNTAX How words are arranged to form meaningful sentencesHow words are arranged to form meaningful sentences Follows a collection of rules for combining words into Follows a collection of rules for combining words into
phrases and sentencesphrases and sentences
Keeping the same words but changing the order can Keeping the same words but changing the order can change the meaningchange the meaning
Examples:Examples:
The students are sitting in class.The students are sitting in class.
Are the students sitting in class? Are the students sitting in class?
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE: CONTENTLANGUAGE: CONTENT
Form Content Use
Language
CONTENTCONTENT
Many words have Many words have multiple meanings multiple meanings so the so the meaning is influenced by the use and the meaning is influenced by the use and the form.form.
SemanticsSemantics- the study of meaning in - the study of meaning in languagelanguage
Ex- Ex- The Steelers The Steelers beatbeat the Cardinals. the Cardinals.
The criminal The criminal beatbeat the dog. the dog.
The music had a fast The music had a fast beat.beat.
COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE: USELANGUAGE: USE
Form Content Use
Language
USEUSE PragmaticsPragmatics
The use, function or purpose of the languageThe use, function or purpose of the language Examples: how to…Examples: how to…
Enter a conversationEnter a conversation Exit a conversationExit a conversation Take turnsTake turns Answer a questionAnswer a question Change topicsChange topics Sharing an opinionSharing an opinion
Highly influenced by the situational context and the Highly influenced by the situational context and the communication partnerscommunication partners Friends vs. teachers vs. parents, etcFriends vs. teachers vs. parents, etc
Comprehension and Comprehension and ProductionProduction
Encoding, expression, productionEncoding, expression, production
Decoding, understanding, Decoding, understanding, interpreting, comprehending, interpreting, comprehending, receptionreception
In clinical work, comprehension In clinical work, comprehension and production are often and production are often addressed separatelyaddressed separately
Debate on how independent Debate on how independent language comprehension and language comprehension and production are in the human production are in the human language processing architecturelanguage processing architecture
Models of LanguageModels of Language
Auditory-Oral SystemAuditory-Oral System Evolutionally oldEvolutionally old UniversalUniversal FlexibleFlexible MultidimensionalMultidimensional
Visual-Graphic Visual-Graphic SystemSystem NewNew Needs to be taughtNeeds to be taught Need paper, pencil….Need paper, pencil…. One-dimensionalOne-dimensional
Models of Language Models of Language (cont’d)(cont’d)
*Visual-Gestural System*Visual-Gestural System GesturingGesturing
*Nonverbal *Nonverbal communication communication through through
gestures, body gestures, body postures postures and facial and facial expressionsexpressions
*Thinking for speaking*Thinking for speaking
Sign LanguagesSign Languages**ASLASL
AACAAC
Models and Models and definitions of definitions of language disorderslanguage disordersDES 320DES 320
ASHA definition of ASHA definition of language disorderlanguage disorder
A language disorder is an impairment in:A language disorder is an impairment in:
-comprehension/production-comprehension/production
-spoken, written, other symbol system-spoken, written, other symbol system
-form-form
-phonology, morphology, syntax-phonology, morphology, syntax
-content - semantics-content - semantics
-function - pragmatics-function - pragmatics
Normative/NeutralistNormative/Neutralist
A language disorder exists when….A language disorder exists when…. Normative positionNormative position
When it affects the child’s social and academic functioningWhen it affects the child’s social and academic functioning
Neutralist positionNeutralist position The child scores significantly below expectations in a The child scores significantly below expectations in a
normative testnormative test Problems with assessment instrumentsProblems with assessment instruments What is “significantly below”?What is “significantly below”?
Varies by institutionVaries by institution Research supports 10Research supports 10thth percentile/ 1.25 SD below mean/ percentile/ 1.25 SD below mean/
SS of 81SS of 81
CaseCase
You are an SLP in a school district that You are an SLP in a school district that implements a kindergarten language implements a kindergarten language screening. In your screening, you discover screening. In your screening, you discover that Jim scored below your cut-off for that Jim scored below your cut-off for language impairment. Additional testing language impairment. Additional testing reveals similar results. Jim’s teacher and reveals similar results. Jim’s teacher and parents feel like Jim is doing just fine. parents feel like Jim is doing just fine. According to the normative position, does According to the normative position, does Jim have a language impairment?Jim have a language impairment?
Discrepancy criteriaDiscrepancy criteria
Chronological AgeChronological Age Discrepancy between chronological age and Discrepancy between chronological age and
language testinglanguage testing
Mental AgeMental Age Discrepancy between cognitive level Discrepancy between cognitive level
(determined by IQ testing) and language (determined by IQ testing) and language testingtesting
TerminologyTerminology
Childhood aphasia/ dysphasiaChildhood aphasia/ dysphasia Language delay / language devianceLanguage delay / language deviance Impairment/ disorderImpairment/ disorder DisabilityDisability Specific Language Impairment (SLI)Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Developmental Language DisorderDevelopmental Language Disorder Person first: children with SLIPerson first: children with SLI
Thought QuestionsThought Questions
What are the connotations associated with the What are the connotations associated with the terms, “dysphasia”, “delay”, “deviance”, terms, “dysphasia”, “delay”, “deviance”, impairment”, “disorder” and “disability”?impairment”, “disorder” and “disability”?
Does the term imply something more than “not Does the term imply something more than “not functioning typically”?functioning typically”?
Does the term have a negative tone?Does the term have a negative tone?
If you or your child had a language XXX, If you or your child had a language XXX, which term would you like to use to talk about which term would you like to use to talk about it?it?
Models of language Models of language disordersdisorders
Systems ModelSystems Model Categorical ModelCategorical Model Descriptive-developmental modelDescriptive-developmental model Specific disabilities modelSpecific disabilities model
Systems ModelSystems Model
Language disorder exists in the Language disorder exists in the relationship between the speakersrelationship between the speakers
A useful concept in the context of A useful concept in the context of Language differences (dialect, ESL)Language differences (dialect, ESL) Severe language disordersSevere language disorders
Categorical ModelCategorical Model Classifications of language disorders based on syndromesClassifications of language disorders based on syndromes Identification of similarities among children with the same diagnosisIdentification of similarities among children with the same diagnosis
Motor disorders, cush as Cerebral PalsyMotor disorders, cush as Cerebral Palsy Sensory deficitsSensory deficits Central nervous system damageCentral nervous system damage Social emotional disorders, such as AutismSocial emotional disorders, such as Autism Cognitive disordersCognitive disorders Specific language impairment (SLI)Specific language impairment (SLI)
Shared etiologyShared etiology CautionCaution
Not all children within a diagnostic category have the same Not all children within a diagnostic category have the same abilitiesabilities
You cannot pick intervention goals solely based on the diagnosisYou cannot pick intervention goals solely based on the diagnosis
Descriptive Developmental ModelDescriptive Developmental Model
Description of the child’s current level of Description of the child’s current level of language functionslanguage functions Vocabulary, semantics, syntax, morphology, Vocabulary, semantics, syntax, morphology,
phonology and pragmaticsphonology and pragmatics Determining where the child is in the sequence Determining where the child is in the sequence
of normal developmentof normal development Subtyping based on components of languageSubtyping based on components of language
Expressive and expressive/receptiveExpressive and expressive/receptive New directions: Vocabulary and grammar New directions: Vocabulary and grammar (Tomblin & Zhang, 2006; Toblin, Maniela-Arnold, Zhang, 2007)(Tomblin & Zhang, 2006; Toblin, Maniela-Arnold, Zhang, 2007)
Specific Disabilities Specific Disabilities ModelModel
Profile strengths and weaknesses in Profile strengths and weaknesses in cognitive processescognitive processes
Cognitive mechanisms associated with Cognitive mechanisms associated with language developmentlanguage development For example…For example…
Auditory perceptual deficitAuditory perceptual deficit Working memory deficitWorking memory deficit
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