CSD 2366 quiz 1
language - Answer -a system of arbitrary symbols that allows people to communicate with one another
speech - Answer -verbal communication
phonology - Answer -rules of language governing the sounds used to make syllables and words
phonemes - Answer -the smallest unit of sound that can make a difference in meaning
place - Answer -what articulators are being used
manner - Answer -restriction of air flow used to pronounce sounds
voicing - Answer -vibration of vocal folds
morphology - Answer -structure and formation of words
, morpheme - Answer -small unit of language that carries meaning
free morpheme - Answer -can stand alone
bound morpheme - Answer -cannot stand alone
root - Answer -base, cannot be broken down
affix - Answer -anything that can be attached to a root word
syntax - Answer -structure and formation of words, rules of word order
semantics - Answer -the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and
sentences in language
lexicon - Answer -vocabulary
contextualized syntax - Answer -language that relies on context
decontexualized syntax - Answer -language that has little reliance on context
paralinguistic signals - Answer -signs carried vocally (pitch, loudness)
non-linguistic signals - Answer -non-verbal and body movements (posture, gesture, eye contact)
acquisition rate - Answer -how fast language is learned
universality - Answer -every culture has at least one language
language - Answer -a system of arbitrary symbols that allows people to communicate with one another
speech - Answer -verbal communication
phonology - Answer -rules of language governing the sounds used to make syllables and words
phonemes - Answer -the smallest unit of sound that can make a difference in meaning
place - Answer -what articulators are being used
manner - Answer -restriction of air flow used to pronounce sounds
voicing - Answer -vibration of vocal folds
morphology - Answer -structure and formation of words
, morpheme - Answer -small unit of language that carries meaning
free morpheme - Answer -can stand alone
bound morpheme - Answer -cannot stand alone
root - Answer -base, cannot be broken down
affix - Answer -anything that can be attached to a root word
syntax - Answer -structure and formation of words, rules of word order
semantics - Answer -the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and
sentences in language
lexicon - Answer -vocabulary
contextualized syntax - Answer -language that relies on context
decontexualized syntax - Answer -language that has little reliance on context
paralinguistic signals - Answer -signs carried vocally (pitch, loudness)
non-linguistic signals - Answer -non-verbal and body movements (posture, gesture, eye contact)
acquisition rate - Answer -how fast language is learned
universality - Answer -every culture has at least one language
