LETRS Unit 1 Session 2

LETRS Unit 1 Session 2 Complete Semantics Ans- The study of word and phrase meanings and relationships Morphology Ans- The study of meaningful units in a language and how the units are combined in word formation Discourse Ans- Organizational conventions used in longer segments of oral or written language Phonology Ans- The rule system within a language by which phonemes can be sequenced, combined, and pronounced to make words Syntax Ans- The system of rules governing permissible word order in sentences Orthography Ans- A writing system for representing language and the rules that govern it Pragmatics Ans- The system of rules and conventions for using language and related gestures in a social context Example of Phonology Ans- No English word begins with the sound /ng/; the sound /p/ and /k/ are never adjacent in the same syllable. Example of Orthography Ans- Every English word ending in /v/ is spelled with -ve; the letter x is never doubled. Example of Morphology Ans- Nat- is a root. Nature is a non=in; natural is an adjective; naturalist is a noun; naturally is an adverb. Example of Semantics Ans- The word rank has multiple meanings. The words order and sequence have similar meanings. Example of Syntax Ans- "Our district recruits new teachers" is a sentence; " New teachers our district recruits" is not a sentence. Example of Discourse Ans- Discourse includes paragraph structure, cohesive ties, and genre conventions such as story structure. Example of Pragmatics Ans- To one person I say, "That is my seat!" To another, I say, "Excu