Speech Pathology Glossary

Word pairs that differ by only one sound, used in therapy to highlight phonemic contrasts.

Mean Length of Utterance, a measure of grammatical development calculated by dividing total morphemes by number of utter...

Dynamic radiographic examination assessing all phases of swallowing function using barium-coated materials of varying co...

The smallest meaningful unit in language, including root words, prefixes, suffixes, and grammatical markers.

An instrumental assessment technique that measures the acoustic correlates of nasal resonance during speech production.

Clinical assessment of the structure and function of oral and facial muscles used for speech and swallowing.

A systematic assessment of the oral and facial structures and their function for speech and swallowing.

Middle ear inflammation that can affect hearing and subsequently impact speech and language development in children.

Eight-point ordinal scale rating the depth and patient response to airway invasion during swallowing assessment.

The involuntary repetition or continuation of a response beyond its appropriate context, often seen in neurological cond...

Minimum subglottal pressure required to initiate vocal fold oscillation and voice production.

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning between words.

The ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

The ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken language, including skills like rhyming, sound blending, and so...

A speech sound disorder characterized by predictable, rule-based errors affecting sound patterns rather than motor produ...

Systematic sound substitutions or omissions that typically occur in children's speech development.

Systematic sound changes that children use to simplify adult speech patterns during normal development.

Systematic sound pattern changes that children use to simplify adult speech productions during language development.

A language-based learning difficulty affecting the ability to manipulate and process the sound structure of language.

The rules governing permissible sound sequences and syllable structures within a specific language.

Mechanical injury to vocal fold tissues resulting from excessive or inappropriate voice use patterns.

The social use of language, including rules for conversation, context-appropriate communication, and nonverbal communica...

Age-related voice changes characterized by vocal fold atrophy, reduced vocal efficiency, and altered voice quality in el...

Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets, a tactile-kinesthetic treatment approach.