English sign language

What is sign language?

A signlanguage (also signedlanguage or simply signing) is a language which uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning, as opposed to acoustically conveyed sound patterns.

5. Learn how to say My name is … in English sign language.

Practical lesson #6

Practical task:

1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box:

a) ___________________ is a form of therapy which is designed to address language and speech disorders.

b) Speech therapy is typically provided by a ____________________.

c) ______________________________ involve an inability to use language.

d) _____________________ involve physical obstacles to speech which create speech impediments or difficulty speaking, such as disorders of the vocal cords.

e) __________________ is a motor speech disorder that results from a neurological injury. Some stem from central damage, while other stem from peripheral nerve damage.

f) ____________________________ may be of two varieties: articulation (the production of sounds) or phonological processes (sound patterns) disorders.

g) ______________________ a disruption in the fluency of an individual’s speech, which begins in childhood and may persist over a lifetime.

h) ______________________ range from aphonia (loss of phonation) to dysphonia.

i) ____________________ is a collection of language disorders caused by damage to the brain.

j) ________________________________ refer to difficulties with reading, spelling, and/or writing that are evidenced in a significant lag behind the individual’s same-age peers.

2. Read the text and answer the questions: