COMD 2081 : Comd 2081 Test1
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Comd 2081: test 1: chapter 1: communication and it"s disorders, communication vs. Language has been described in terms of: content : semantics (rules that govern meaning, form: syntax, morphology, phonology (connect sounds and symbols with meaning, use: pragmatics. Theory: syntactic structures are the essence of language. Universal rules of grammar apply to all languages. Instrumental function: we try to get what we want( most of the verbal requests: regulatory function: we try not to get others to do what we want them to do ( command) Chapter 4: anatomy & physiology of speech, language and hearing: table 10. 1 pg. If an infant"s body grew at a comparable rate, his weight would increase from 8. 5 lbs at birth to 170 lbs at one month: the average adult human brain weighs approximately 3lbs. Insulated with myelin sheath to speed up conduction: action potential, electrical impulses that are conducted for nerves to carry information, left vs right hemisphere.
