tilde - Correct Answerswaving line placed over a vower before "r" in a
combination to indicate unaccented syllable ~
syntax - Correct Answersarrangement and sequence of words in sentences,
clauses, and phrases; set of principles that dictate sequence and function in order
to convey meaning ( G.U.M.)
voiced/unvoiced cognates - Correct Answersphonemes pronounce din the same
place of the mouth but vary in voicing /k/ /g/
phonology - Correct Answerssound system of a language; science of speech
sounds;the study of peach sound system, rules and patterns of speech;
unconscious rules and patterns of spoken language (sad vs sank)
suprasegmental - Correct Answersaspects of language ( intonations, pitch,
juncture, speaking rate) supersize
occipital cortex - Correct Answersvision; receives information first
Old English - Correct AnswersBegan when Angles, Saxons, Jutes arrived in
England. Language of Vikings; Old Norse and Latin also influenced; Teutonic
invasion; Christianizing of Britain; 449 AD-1066; decline of Old English as result of
Norman Conquest
phonological awareness - Correct Answersan umbrella term used to refer to a
student's sensitivity to sound structure in language; understanding of internal
linguistic structures of words; awareness of onset-rime and individual phonemes
naming speed - Correct Answersa speed naming task; administered to pre-readers
phoneme - Correct Answerssmallest unit of sound in speech /s/ /a/ /d/; individual
sound unit in spoken words
, prosody - Correct Answersvocal intonation and meter of spoken language;readers
sound as if they are speaking;significant to communicate and comprehend
emotions and attitudes
Torgensen, Lundber, and Foorman - Correct Answersphonological awareness is a
critical factor in dyslexia
macron - Correct Answersdiacritical line over long vowel sound
breve - Correct Answersdiacritical mark over short vowel sound
cedilla - Correct Answersdiacritical mark under C indicting soft sound
base word - Correct Answersword before affixes added/can stand alone
Grace Fernald - Correct AnswersKinesthetic method influenced Orton; he
suggested kinesthetic-tactile reinforcement of visual and auditory associations
could reverse transposition of letters
3 layers of language - Correct AnswersAnglo-Saxon; Latin; Greek
Anglo-Saxon Layer - Correct Answersstresses everyday life; common words;
usually 1 syllable
Latin Layer - Correct Answersused in more formal settings; often found in lit,
science in upper elem texts etc; longer than A-S
Greek Layer - Correct Answersscientific; roots often combine forms and
compounds
bound morpheme - Correct Answersmust be attached to other morphemes ( -ed,
pre-)
chameleon prefix - Correct Answersprefix whose final consonant depends on the
initial letter of a root (in- changes to -ir) Clue: when you see double consonants at
beginning of word