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metathesis correct answers switching the order of two sounds, each taking the place of the other. ex) aks changed to ask, prescription/perscription
what's the power of language? correct answers -words have the power to hurt, heal, inform, and misinform -words can create and destroy social connections in our lives
human language: correct answers a conventional system of signs that allows for the creative communication of meaning
system: correct answers the organization of language is rule governed
Signifier/Signified correct answers signifier: the string of sounds ex) car, "flowers"
signified: the real world object ex) a 4 wheel vehicle, plants in the ground with petals
signifier + signified = correct answers sign: meaningful word (sound + idea)
langue: correct answers the abstract system of language or signs
parole: correct answers refers to the actual language use of individual people in their everyday lives
linguistic competence correct answers a term coined by linguist Noam Chomsky to refer to the mastery of adult grammar
recursion: correct answers capacity of language to embed an infinite number of elements into its grammatical structure
ex. her sister went to her uncles house and they met at the pier to see her brother
grammatical: correct answers conform to the systematic rule of grammar
grammar: correct answers to encompass the structures and rules governing a language at the level of sound, word formation, syntax, and semantics
linguistics correct answers study of language as a system
phonology: correct answers study of sound system and sound change ex) say helps and crabs out loud. In 'helps', the final sound is pronounced like you would expect the letter 's' to sound. However, in 'crabs', the ending should have sounded more like a 'z'. phonetics: correct answers study of sounds more generally, study of their production and perception
syntax correct answers Sentence structure
semantics correct answers the study of meaning in language
stylistics correct answers study of language as it is used in written contexts (ex. political speeches, poetry)
Sociolinguistics correct answers the study of language in society
our ability to speak depends partly on the position of the human .... correct answers larynx
4 distinctive characteristics of human language correct answers 1. a baby learns whatever human language is spoken in the community in which it is raised.
2. human words are unique compared to other animal signs
3. human language carries multiple meaning
4. human language is creative
3 factors that motivate language change: correct answers 1. internal factors: those inherent to the structure
2. social factors: those that depend on the behavior of speech communities
3. cognitive factors: those that depend on our comprehension of the language and on our minds language processes
language is: correct answers systematically structured and rule governed
language is very powerful (positives and negatives) correct answers -certain words can be offensive -words can be hurtful -enacts change -words can be encouraging, helpful, make you feel loved
gremins theory: correct answers correlation between F and P, B and C
Credit in latin mean Believe
metathesis correct answers switching the order of two sounds, each taking the place of the other. ex) aks changed to ask, prescription/perscription
what's the power of language? correct answers -words have the power to hurt, heal, inform, and misinform -words can create and destroy social connections in our lives
human language: correct answers a conventional system of signs that allows for the creative communication of meaning
system: correct answers the organization of language is rule governed
Signifier/Signified correct answers signifier: the string of sounds ex) car, "flowers"
signified: the real world object ex) a 4 wheel vehicle, plants in the ground with petals
signifier + signified = correct answers sign: meaningful word (sound + idea)
langue: correct answers the abstract system of language or signs
parole: correct answers refers to the actual language use of individual people in their everyday lives
linguistic competence correct answers a term coined by linguist Noam Chomsky to refer to the mastery of adult grammar
recursion: correct answers capacity of language to embed an infinite number of elements into its grammatical structure
ex. her sister went to her uncles house and they met at the pier to see her brother
grammatical: correct answers conform to the systematic rule of grammar
grammar: correct answers to encompass the structures and rules governing a language at the level of sound, word formation, syntax, and semantics
linguistics correct answers study of language as a system
phonology: correct answers study of sound system and sound change ex) say helps and crabs out loud. In 'helps', the final sound is pronounced like you would expect the letter 's' to sound. However, in 'crabs', the ending should have sounded more like a 'z'. phonetics: correct answers study of sounds more generally, study of their production and perception
syntax correct answers Sentence structure
semantics correct answers the study of meaning in language
stylistics correct answers study of language as it is used in written contexts (ex. political speeches, poetry)
Sociolinguistics correct answers the study of language in society
our ability to speak depends partly on the position of the human .... correct answers larynx
4 distinctive characteristics of human language correct answers 1. a baby learns whatever human language is spoken in the community in which it is raised.
2. human words are unique compared to other animal signs
3. human language carries multiple meaning
4. human language is creative
3 factors that motivate language change: correct answers 1. internal factors: those inherent to the structure
2. social factors: those that depend on the behavior of speech communities
3. cognitive factors: those that depend on our comprehension of the language and on our minds language processes
language is: correct answers systematically structured and rule governed
language is very powerful (positives and negatives) correct answers -certain words can be offensive -words can be hurtful -enacts change -words can be encouraging, helpful, make you feel loved
gremins theory: correct answers correlation between F and P, B and C
Credit in latin mean Believe
