HIST 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Exhalation, Circumlocution, Muscular Hydrostat
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Speech - the neuromuscular process that allows humans to express language as a vocal product. Involves very precise activation of muscles in three systems: Speech is a neuromuscular act involving precise coordination of three systems. Highly complex, with many areas for possible breakdown. The three systems which allow us to speak, were not directly evolved for speaking. Respiration and phonation allows us to breathe. Articulation allows us to eat and drink (insert pic) Motor schema - rough motor plan based on the abstract representation of the perceptual target. Sent forward into muscle groups involved with speech (insert pic) Language is not dependent on speech, but speech is fully dependent on language. There are four essential building blocks of normal speech. Speech disorder can result from an inability to produce/maintain a strong. Speech requires a strong and even voice. Loud and soft describe vocal loudness, high and low describe vocal pitch. Speech is most functional when it"s produced effortlessly.
