Language Disorders
A language disorder is impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems.
A language disorder may involve the form of language, the content of language, and/or the function of language in communication in any combination.
The form of language is made up of phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Phonology: The sound system of a language and the rules that govern sound combinations.
Morphology: The system that governs the structure of words and the construction of word forms.
Syntax: The system governing the order and combination of words to form sentences, and the relationships among the elements within a sentence.
The content of language is the semantics in the system that governs the meanings of words and sentences.
The function of language is known as pragmatics. Pragmatics is the system that combines the above language components in functional and social communication.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD): Processing disorders are deficits in the information processing of audible signals, not attributed to impaired hearing or intellectual impairment.
CAPD may impact one’s ability to:
A language disorder may involve the form of language, the content of language, and/or the function of language in communication in any combination.
The form of language is made up of phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Phonology: The sound system of a language and the rules that govern sound combinations.
Morphology: The system that governs the structure of words and the construction of word forms.
Syntax: The system governing the order and combination of words to form sentences, and the relationships among the elements within a sentence.
The content of language is the semantics in the system that governs the meanings of words and sentences.
The function of language is known as pragmatics. Pragmatics is the system that combines the above language components in functional and social communication.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD): Processing disorders are deficits in the information processing of audible signals, not attributed to impaired hearing or intellectual impairment.
CAPD may impact one’s ability to:
- Attend to, discriminate, and identify acoustic signals
- Filter, sort, and combine information
- Store and retrieve information efficiently
- Attach meaning to a stream of acoustic signals through use of linguistic and nonlinguistic contexts.
