Chrut Aneta, Pierzak Monika, Gorzelak Martyn, Kasperczuk-Bajda Agnieszka. Language and communication disorders associated with physiological aging. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):166-175. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1345239 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5809 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/873712 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 28.07.2018. Revised: 28.07.2018. Accepted: 14.08.2018. Language and communication disorders associated with physiological aging Aneta Chrut1, Monika Pierzak1, Martyn Gorzelak1, Agnieszka Kasperczuk-Bajda2 1Jan Kochanowski University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 2 Medical University of Lublin, Faculty of Health Sciences Address for correspondence: Aneta Chrut Jan Kochanowski University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences e-mail: aneta.chrut@gmail.com http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8473-7242 Monika Pierzak Jan Kochanowski University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences e-mail:monikapierzak03@o2.pl http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4367-4465 Martyna Gorzelak Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University e-mail: martynawychowaniec@o2.pl http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0532-1690 Agnieszka Kasperczuk-Bajda Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin e-mail: agnieszka.kasperczuk@wp.pl http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6780-958X Abstract Introduction: In the process of physiological aging leads to changes related to human functioning. Modifications also apply to the sphere of cognitive and related competencies: language and communication. Ability to efficiently use speech and language at the age of senioralnym is important not only because of intellectual functioning, but also serves as pragmatic. Language is in fact an essential tool for building social relationships. The aim of the study was to analysis of the literature on changes in language and communicative competence in the process of physiological aging. Results: With age, the deterioration observed in language and communication skills of older people. In the area of language skills is observed senile changes at all levels of posts: phonological, syntactic and semantic. The elderly are observable phenomenon, which does not notice the earlier stages of life. In the statements of senior citizens should pay particular attention to phenomena such as TOT (tip-of-the-tongue) and OTV (off-target verbosity). Summary: The speech of seniors is a reflection of changes occurring within the cognitive functions of both the basic and the higher ones. Research on the use of language by seniors are an interesting topic for an interdisciplinary group of specialists. In order to delay the aging process in the field of cognitive and linguistic advised to inspire the elderly to educational activity, providing them thus improving the quality of life. Keywords aging, senility, off-target verbosity phenomenon, tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon