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20 Cards in this Set
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phonetics
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the mechanical aspect of producing sound
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phonology
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the sound system of a language. where does a language come from?
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phoneme
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the smallest unit of sound in a language
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allophone
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a sound that changes
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morphology
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the study of morphemes
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morpheme
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the smallest meaningful unit of a language
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allomorph
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the changed meaning (sing, sang, sung)
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lexicon
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synonym of dictionary. often used for personal word bank, vocabulary.
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grammar
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the rules of a language
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syntax
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the sentence structure
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semantics
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the meaning
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pragmatics
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how our background helps us understand language. (helps us understand puns/word play)
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linguistic competence
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how well one should be able to speak based on their lexicon.
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linguistic performance
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how well one does speak
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language acquisition
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learning a language
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synchronic analysis
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one language here and now
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structuralism
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examining the structure of a language. (rules/characteristics) at one time.
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diachronic analysis
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comparing the development of a language throughout time.
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evolutionary linguistics
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how a language changes a humans evolution
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historical linguistics
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study of how a language changed over time.
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