Introductory Lecture

Understanding the Difference Between Speech and Language

Speech

• oral, verbal
• uses neural muscular coordination of the oral mechanism

Language

• code/system
• representative
• arbitrary
• rule-based

Components of Language

phonology

morphology

semantics

syntax

pragmatics

prosody

 Characteristics of Neurogenic Communication Disorders

• site of damage
• extent of damage
• cause of damage