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17 Cards in this Set
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language |
The system of arbitrary vocal symbols we use to encode our experience of the world. |
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linguistics |
The scientific study of language. |
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design features |
Those characteristics of language that, when taken together, differentiate it from other known animal communication systems. |
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linguistic competence |
A term coined by linguist Noam Chomsky to refer to the mastery of adult grammar. |
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communicative competence |
A term coined by anthropological linguist Dell Hymes to refer to the mastery of adult rules for socially and culturally appropriate speech. |
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linguistic relativity principle |
A position, associated with Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf, that asserts that language has the power to shape the way people see the world. |
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grammar |
A set of rules that aim to describe fully the patterns of linguistic usage observed by members of a particular speech community. |
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phonology |
The study of the sounds of language. |
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morphology |
In linguistics, the study of the minimal units of meaning in a language. |
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syntax |
The study of sentence structure. |
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semantics |
The study of meaning. |
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pragmatics |
The study of language in the context of its use. |
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discourse |
A stretch of speech longer than a sentence united by a common theme. |
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ethnopragmatics |
A study of language use that relies on ethnography to illuminate the ways in which speech is both constituted by and constitutive of social interactions. |
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pidgin |
Language with no native speakers that develops in a single generation between members of communities that possess distinct native languages. |
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language ideology |
A maker of struggles between social groups with different interests, revealed in what people say and how they say it. |
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language revitalization |
Attempts by linguists and activists to preserve or revive languages with few native speakers that appear to be on the verge of extinction. |
