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What are the four types of units that language comprises of? |
1) Phonology 2) Syntax 3) Semantics 4) Pragmatics |
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Do animals use language? |
No. They communicate but it is too basic to be language |
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Define phonolgy. |
The structure of sounds of the words of the language. The sounds of languages are build from sets of phonemes. |
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Defibe syntax. |
Rules for how words in a sentence should be structured. |
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Define aphasia. |
A person with brain damage that affects their language abilities . |
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Define semantics. |
The meaning of a word or sentence. |
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Define morpheme. |
Base unit of semantics. The smallest unit of meaning in a language. E.g. walking, two morpheme, walk and presently occuring. |
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Define pragmatics. |
Linguistics: Implied meaning not literal. General : focused on the reality not an ideal. |
