You may not have known .?.?.

You may not have known, but there is a difference between Speech and Language based therapy, when dealing with Speech. Even-though, Speech Pathologist work with both issues there is a difference.

Language is made up of socially shared rules that include the following:

Semantics: refers to the meaning of a message.

 Example: What words mean (e.g., "Cold" can refer to it being cold outside or in a room or someone having a cold).

Morphology: word and parts of words, how they carry meaning.

Example: How to make new words (e.g., Happy, Happily, Happiest).

Syntax:These are the rules governed by how we organize words into sentences.

 Example: How to put words together (e.g., "Skylar walked to the pet store" rather than "Skylar walk store pet").

Pragmatics:How one use the language. The social aspect of language. These are the hidden rules of language.

 Example: Knowing it’s appropriate to greet an individual when you meet them. Understanding personal space /proximity. 

Speech is the verbal means of communicating. Speech consists of the following:
 
Articulation: How speech sounds are made (e.g., children must learn how to produce the "r" sound in order to say "rabbit" instead of "wabbit").

Voice: Use of the vocal folds and breathing to produce sound (e.g., the voice can be abused from overuse or misuse and can lead to hoarseness or loss of voice).

Fluency: The rhythm/flow of speech (e.g., hesitations or stuttering can affect fluency).

When a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings completely (expressive language); then he/she has a language disorder.

When a person is unable to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently, or has problems with his/her voice; then he or she has a speech disorder