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22 Cards in this Set
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Linguistics |
The study of language as a human phenomenon |
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The major goal of early linguists |
Documenting the mental mechanisms under native speech |
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International phonetic alphabet |
1:1 correlation of symbol to sound |
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Dialect |
A variety within a language |
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Idiolect |
An individuals dialect |
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Language universals |
Vowels and consonants Nouns and verbs Triple organization |
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Triple organization |
Sound - word - meaningful sentences |
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Linguistic competence |
What natives unconsciously know about their language |
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Linguistic performance |
What natives do with what they know about their language |
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Prescriptive rules |
Tell native speakers what and how they should speak |
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Descriptive rules |
Describe what natives do with their language |
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Biological facet |
Lungs pass air out of mouth Speech is in the center of the brain |
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Psychological facet |
Complex link between human psych and speech |
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Social facets |
Speech communities, groups of people who use the same language |
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Accent |
When a speaker uses their native sound system to produce a non native language |
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Cultural facet |
Idioms, similes, culture reflected in language |
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Physical facet |
Concerned with thr physics of a spoken language - sounds |
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Historical facet |
Language understood between generations |
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Phoneme |
Theoretical representation of a sound, not heard or said |
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Phonology |
Empirical study of the sounds of natural language |
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Phonology |
Theoretical study of language |
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Allophones |
Phonemes that can be said and heard. Expressed in brackets |
