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21 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 components of "Language Arts"?
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1. reading
2. writing 3. speaking 4. listening |
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phonology
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study of speech sounds (phonemes)
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orthography
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study of spelling patterns
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morphology
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study of the units of meaning (morphemes) within words
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syntax
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rules of phrase and sentence structure
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semantics
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the study of phrase and sentence meaning
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pragmatics
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word choice and use in context
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discourse structure
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organization of connected sentences
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What are the 7 levels of language organization, starting from below word level?
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1. phonology
2. orthography 3. morphology 4. syntax 5. semantics 6. pragmatics 7. discourse structure |
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Are reading and writing forms of language processing?
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YES!
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What are the 2 levels of translation that occur in reading?
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print -> speech -> meaning
these are mediated by the language centers of the brain |
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What knowledge do children bring to the tasks of reading and writing?
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that of spoken language
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What is generative language?
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The creation of an unlimited number of new messages - this is unique to human language.
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How do we know that 'Nkruma' and 'Zhezhnik' are not English names?
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Sound sequences in these words don't occur in the English sound system.
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phonemes
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a finite set of speech sounds
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morphemes
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meaningful units within words that can be recombined to create new words
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What is the rule system that tells speakers how to use language for social communication?
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pragmatics
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What is the word for a system of written symbols to represent sounds, syllables, and morphemes of spoken language?
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orthography
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What is an alphabet?
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a system that uses symbols for individual speech sounds
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When were alphabets first created?
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about 3,000 years ago
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Which is the language with the biggest vocabulary?
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English
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