COMM 4700 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tympanometry, Endoderm, Mesoderm
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Communication: the process of sharing information between two or more people. Language: a shared code used to represent concepts of ideas (symbolic code); rule governed. A communication disorder is present only when an individual"s communication . Operates outside the minimal norms of acceptability in one"s culture or language group. Is considered disordered by one"s culture or language group. Interferes with communication or call attention to itself within one"s culture or language group. Prevalence: the extent to which a disease /disorder occurs in a population at a given time. Incidence: the rate of occurrence of new cases within a given time period. 1 in 6 americans have a communication disorder. 31. 5 million ~ 10% of u. s. population is deaf or has a hearing loss. Us between and billion a year. Loss of goods/services; contribution to society, business, industry. Language: impacts the usage and/or comprehension of language. Speech: impacts the fluency voice, articulation, phonology, and/or motor speech disorders.
