From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- recognise definitions and applications of key terms relating to mental health
- understand and apply basic grammatical terminology
- describe briefly the different types of sounds used in speech in both acoustic and articulatory terms
- outline the key features of human language as compared to the vocalisations of other species
- describe the complex psychological processes involved in decoding even simple sentences of spoken language.

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