ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER -how sounds are made
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER -ways meaning is generated in a language, (the way
meanings of words are made, the way words, phrases, and sentences are placed together.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER -the way words are placed together
Language Acquisition's three main components - CORRECT ANSWER -1. innate abilities
and mechanism of the learner
2. exposure to the speech of caretakers and parents.
3. interaction of children in their immediate linguistic environment.
Internal Grammar - CORRECT ANSWER -set of linguistic principles that are actively
potentially for all languages.
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER -study of the sound system of a language
Graphemes - CORRECT ANSWER -individual letters which represent phonemes. ( The
English language has 26 graphemes and 44 phonemes.
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER -study of the structure of words and word formation.
Smallest formation of meaning
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER -ways words are organized and arranged in a language.