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27 Cards in this Set
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Phonetics |
The study of the production of sounds in speech |
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Phonology |
Sounds and patterns of particular languages |
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Morpheme |
Smallest unit of meaning in language |
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Syntax |
How words are constructed into phrases and sentences |
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Semantics |
Study of the meaning of language |
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IPA |
International phonetic alphabet |
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Assimilation |
Occurs when a speech sound changes due to the influence of nearby sounds |
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Metathesis |
Occurs when sounds are rearranged in a word |
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Vowel reduction |
Shortening or diminishing of a vowel sound , occurs with many unstressed vowels in english. Most common example is replacement of the vowel.soumd with the schwa /e/ sound. |
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Morphology |
Study of word forms and their parts |
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Bound morpheme |
Must be attached to a word to have meaning |
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Free morpheme |
Can stand on its own |
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Connotation |
Emotional association of a word |
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Denotation |
Dictionary definition |
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Interference |
Negative transfer - Language learner's incorrectly apply the rules of their native language |
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Pragmatics |
Examine meaning in context. Focuses on utterances of speech surrounded by solence |
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Sociolinguistics |
The study of language and it's relation to society and culture. |
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Linguistic competence |
Ones knowledge of a language. Morphology, syntax, semantics |
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Sociolinguistics competence |
Using the language in a socially appropriate way . Includes register- degrees of formality, setting... |
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Discourse competence |
Ability to arrange units of language into letters, speeches, conversations, articles. |
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Strategic competence |
Ability to recognize and repair breakdowns in communication through strategic planning or redirection. |
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Antecedent |
The noun a pronoun replaces |
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Determiner |
A, an, the |
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Gerund |
Nouns formed by adding ing |
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Present perfect |
Events in the past at unspecified time. Helping verbs has/have We have traveled to canada. |
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Past perfect |
An event in the past that happened before another event in the past Helping verbs had We had finished dinner when she stopped by. |
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Future perfect |
Something in the future that will be complete by a certain time or before another event Will have She will have baked the cake before you arrive. |
