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16 Cards in this Set
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What are the rules to create a time expressoin out of a verb, such as "I summered at Harvard."?
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You must be somewhere for the period of time X; thus, you cannot make verbs out of specific times, such as "midnighted"
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What is phonetics?
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The articulation and perception of speech sounds
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What is phonology?
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The patterning of speech sounds
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What is morphology?
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Word formation
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What is syntax?
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Sentence formation
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What are semantics?
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The interpretation of words and sentences
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Is there such thing as a primitive language?
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No
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Is linguistics descriptive or prescriptive?
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Descriptive
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What are three similarities among languages?
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1. More consonants than vowels
2. Any language that has an f sound also has an s sound 3. All have a vowel that sounds like the 'ah' in father |
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Prior to 1200, how did English form negative constructions?
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By placing "ne" before the verb and a variant of "not" after it.
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By 1400, how did English form negative constructions?
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"ne" was infrequently used and "not" typically occurred by itself after the verb
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What is creativity in language?
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The presence of systematic constraints in a language that establish boundaries within which innovation can occur
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What would prescriptive grammar do?
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To change a language to defined rules
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Is language unique to humans?
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Yes
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What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?
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Phonetics is the articulation and perception of speech sounds, whereas phonology is the patterning of speech sounds
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Do all languages have grammar?
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Yes
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