This document provides an introduction to communication disorders by discussing normal communication processes. It defines communication as the act of sharing information between people using talking, writing, or gesturing. The normal communication process involves formulation, transmission, reception, and comprehension of messages using various modes. General categories of communication include language, speech, hearing, and cognitive-communicative skills like attention and memory. Non-verbal communication and pragmatics, which involve practical language use in social contexts, are also discussed.
2. Index Cards
• Last name, First name
• Class standing
• Major/intended major/interest
• What is/are your learning strength(s)?
• What is/are your learning challenge(s)?
• What are you good at outside school/work?
• What do you want me to know about
you/your situation
5. Normal Communication
• Act of sharing and exchanging information
between people—talking, writing, gesturing
• Uniquely human? No
• Verbal/oral communication
– Past present or future
• Dependent on intact cognitive,
neurological, muscular, acoustic, and
sensory systems
6. Process of Normal
Communication
• Formulation
– Coordinating thoughts/ideas
• Transmission
– Conveying ideas, modes?
• Reception
– Receiving info, modes?
• Hearing, seeing
• Comprehension
– Making sense of the message
• Linguistic, auditory
7. General Categories of
Communication
• Language: Shared code used to represent
concepts or ideas; rule-governed
– Language and speech are different
8. General Categories of
Communication
• Speech: Physical production of sounds
of shared code// central, respitory,
phonatory, articulatory, resitory
– Breath Stream
– Articulation
– Voice
– Fluency
9. General Categories of
Communication
• Hearing
– Also known as audition
– Perception of sound/speech
10. General Categories of
Communication
• Cognitive-communicative Skills
– Attention
– Memory
– Executive Functions: Ability to formulate and
plan goals and carry them out successfully
– Reasoning
– Problem-solving
11. General Categories of
Communication
• Non-verbal Communication &
Pragmatics
– Practical use of language in social
interaction
– Context
– What are some non-verbal
communication skills?
Editor's Notes
Phonology- how sounds make up words/ snoopy vs snoop Morphology- word part that holds meaning/ these are snoop’s glasses Syntax- rules of language with sentences/ flamingly sick beats ate tremendously./ doesn’t make any sense because of semantics Semantics- word meaning/ dog vs dawg Pragmatics-social use of language
