LETRS Exams(Complete solutions)

Phonology correct answers Rule system within a language by which phonemes can be sequenced, combined, and pronounced to make words Phonology--(Example) correct answers No English word begins with the sound /ng/ the sounds /p/ and /k/ are never adjacent in the same syllable Orthography correct answers A writing system for representing language. Orthography-- (Example) correct answers Every English word ending in /v/ is spelled with -ve; the letter x is never doubled Morphology correct answers The study of meaningful units in a language and how the units are combined in word formation Morphology (Example) correct answers Nat- is a root-- Nature is the noun, natural is the adj, naturally is an adverb Semantics correct answers The study of word and phrase meanings and relationships Semantics (Example) correct answers The word 'rank' has multiple meanings. The words 'order' and 'sequence' have similar meanings. Syntax correct answers The systems of rules governing permissible word order in sentences Syntax (example) correct answers "Our district recruits new teachers" is a sentence-- New teachers our district recruits is not a sentence. Discourse correct answers Written or spoken communication or the exchange of information and ideas, usually longer than a sentence, between individuals or between the teacher and the reader. Discourse (example) correct answers Paragraph structure, cohesive ties, genre conventions such as story structure Pragmatics correct answers The system of rules and conventions for using language and related gestures in a social context. Pragmatics (example) correct answers To one person say-- "That is my seat!" To another-- "Excuse me, my ticket has that seat number."