COMD 4500 Exam 1 Study Questions and Correct Answers

Communication Chain Cognitive Processing Linguistic Processing Motor Speech Programming Neuromotor Execution Cognitive Processing Generate intent to communication, deciding what you want to say, and thinking about the effect it will have on the listener. Linguistic Processing Using knowledge of meanings of words, grammar, rules of language to put together an utterance. Generate verbal symbols and symbols are organized according to the rules of the language. Motor Speech Programming Translate verbal symbols into a motor plan, a sensorimotor score. Select which muscles need to be activated (timing, order, etc.) Neuromotor Execution Central and peripheral nervous system involved. Executing the motor speech plan by innervating speech mechanism. SPEECH Speech Subsystems Respiration Phonation Resonance Articulation Prosody Voice Sound produced by vibration of the vocal folds (phonation). These disorders commonly exist without deficits in cognition, language or speech. They may co-occur in some instances. Swallow Similar anatomy involved in speech and voice are involved in this process. These disorders may occur independent of other communication disorders, but may co-occur depending on the underlying etiology. Motor Speech Disorder Disruption in any part of the motor system resulting in problems with motor speech programming or neuromotor exectution. Could result in problems with any of the speech subsystems. Apraxia of Speech "A neurologic speech disorder that reflects an impaired capacity to plan or program sensorimotor commands necessary for directing