What are the major types of communication disorders?
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1993) categorizes communication disorders into three categories: language disorders , speech disorders , and hearing disorders. Language Disorders A language disorder refers to impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written and/or other symbol systems. Language disorders include any delay or disability affecting the child’s ability to comprehend (receptive language) and/or appropriately use words or gestures (expressive language). The disorder may involve any of the following in any combination: • the form of language (phonology, morphology, syntax) • the content of language (semantics) • the function of language in communication (pragmatics) Phonology is the sound system of a language and the rules that govern the sound combinations. Morphology is the system that governs the structure of words and the construction of word forms. Syntax is the system governing the order and combination of words to form sentences and the relationsh
