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28 Cards in this Set
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Language |
Any form of communication that involves symbols,displacement,and productivity. |
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Symbolic |
A feature of language based on symbols or on the arbitrary association of sounds with meaning. |
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productivity |
Ability to join sounds and words in theoretically infinite meaningful combinations |
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displacement |
ability to communicate about something that is not happening at the moment |
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call systems ( signal systems) |
animal communicating systems that consist of a relatively small number of sounds to express moods and sensations, like fear, delight, contentment, anger, or pain.` |
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phonology |
study of sound systems in language, including phonetics and phonemics |
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phonetics |
study of the articulation and production of human speech sounds |
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phonemics |
Analysis of the use of sounds to differentiate the meanings of words. |
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phoneme |
a minimal unit of sound that differentiates meaning in a particular language. |
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Morphology |
The study of the internal structure of words and the combination of meaningful units within the words |
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morpheme |
A unit of sound and meaning, either a separate word or a meaningful part of a word. |
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Syntax |
The rules that generate the combination of words to form phrases and sentences. |
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universal grammer |
abstract rules that underlie the structure of phrases and sentences in all languages, generally thought to be an innate capacity of human thought |
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Semantics |
Study of systems of meaning in language. |
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Nonverbal Communication |
Communicating through Gestures, facial expressions, body posture, use of space, and touch |
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emblems |
nonverbal actions with specific meanings that substitute for spoken words |
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Body Language |
The meanings people communicate through their posture, stance, movements, expressions, gestures,and proximity to other communicants. |
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intercultural communication |
the communication of meanings between people of different languages and cultures |
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sociolinguistics |
Study of the impacts of socioeconomic and cultural factors, such as gender and class, on language and communication within a society. |
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
the assertion that the form and content of language influence speakers' behaviors, thought processes and worldview. |
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linguistic relativity |
the concept that people perceive objects, events, and relationships in time and space based on the grammatical forms provided by their language. |
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Dialect |
A variety of a language spoken by a particular group of people, based on regional differences such as gender, class, race, or ethnicity |
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African American Vernacular English (AAVE) |
A dialect of English spoken by some, but not all, Americans of African descent.
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Ebonics |
Another name for African American Vernacular English. |
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Standard English |
Dialect of English chosen as normative, a reflection of the social, economic, and political standing of its speakers. |
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Ethnosematics |
Study of culture through people's use of language to categorize and classify people, objects, activities, and experiences. |
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Jargons |
specialized or technical words and expressions spoken be people who share a particular occupation or interest. |
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Componential Analysis |
A technique of analyzing the similarities and contrasts among words in a particular category, such as kinship terms or animal |
