CSET English subtest 2
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1. overt inflectional adding an s to change something to present tense third person. doesnt change
ending whether its a noun or verb etc
2. Pidgin A simplified contact language made up of two or more languages
3. pragmatics Fcous on language as a tool for communication. It looks at how different types of
sentences or phrases are used in different contexts or for different purposes
4. Morphology Branch of linguistics that deals with the internal structure and forms of words. It is
concerned with the rules for use of morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in
a language
5. The great vowel Pronunciation of the long vowels in the english language slowly changed. spelling
shift no longer correlated with pronunciation. 15th century
6. phoneme smallest unit of speech sound. Throat has 4. th r oa t
7. Chomsky's theo- children can use pretty good grammar without knowing the rules. innate capacity
ry of universal of children to learn language fast
grammar
8. decoding The ability to translate the symbols of letters and words into meaningful informa-
tion
9. Hypercorrection When a person who has been corrected for a mistake in usage makes further
mistakes in trying to avoid the original error
10. Acquisition sys- Krashen's research. ___ system is the most important and depends on natural
tem meaningful communication in the target language
11. Old english or an- Language developed from the germanic dialects spoken by tribes migrating from
glo saxon northern europe about 500CE
12. Etymology word origin
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13. Pragmatic com- The ability to understand the true meaning or insinuated meaning of an utterance
petence or passage of writing
14. borrowing When a speaker switches to his or her first language to use words or phrases for
which he or she doesnt know an equivalent in the second language. Result could
be spanglish
15. Negative transfer When a speaker uses skills from a previously learned behavior or topic but applies
it incorrectly to a new one. ex: changing take to taked because of fake to faked
16. noncount noun a noun that cannot be divided into parts such as "The furniture"
17. Cohesion alalysis A method of analyzing how the parts of a work come together to create the overall
effect or convey the message
18. Semantics Deals with word meanings, sentence meanings, and contextual understanding for
oral/written communication
19. Affective filter
20. old middle mod- Three periods of english language
ern
21. northumbrian four major dialects of old english
mercian west
saxon kentish
22. beowulf oldest english preserved epic
23. norman con- course of the english language changed to middle english because of. brought
quest of 1066 french influences
24. statute of plead- 1362 ______ made english official language of legal proceedings in england
ing
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1. overt inflectional adding an s to change something to present tense third person. doesnt change
ending whether its a noun or verb etc
2. Pidgin A simplified contact language made up of two or more languages
3. pragmatics Fcous on language as a tool for communication. It looks at how different types of
sentences or phrases are used in different contexts or for different purposes
4. Morphology Branch of linguistics that deals with the internal structure and forms of words. It is
concerned with the rules for use of morphemes, the smallest units of meaning in
a language
5. The great vowel Pronunciation of the long vowels in the english language slowly changed. spelling
shift no longer correlated with pronunciation. 15th century
6. phoneme smallest unit of speech sound. Throat has 4. th r oa t
7. Chomsky's theo- children can use pretty good grammar without knowing the rules. innate capacity
ry of universal of children to learn language fast
grammar
8. decoding The ability to translate the symbols of letters and words into meaningful informa-
tion
9. Hypercorrection When a person who has been corrected for a mistake in usage makes further
mistakes in trying to avoid the original error
10. Acquisition sys- Krashen's research. ___ system is the most important and depends on natural
tem meaningful communication in the target language
11. Old english or an- Language developed from the germanic dialects spoken by tribes migrating from
glo saxon northern europe about 500CE
12. Etymology word origin
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13. Pragmatic com- The ability to understand the true meaning or insinuated meaning of an utterance
petence or passage of writing
14. borrowing When a speaker switches to his or her first language to use words or phrases for
which he or she doesnt know an equivalent in the second language. Result could
be spanglish
15. Negative transfer When a speaker uses skills from a previously learned behavior or topic but applies
it incorrectly to a new one. ex: changing take to taked because of fake to faked
16. noncount noun a noun that cannot be divided into parts such as "The furniture"
17. Cohesion alalysis A method of analyzing how the parts of a work come together to create the overall
effect or convey the message
18. Semantics Deals with word meanings, sentence meanings, and contextual understanding for
oral/written communication
19. Affective filter
20. old middle mod- Three periods of english language
ern
21. northumbrian four major dialects of old english
mercian west
saxon kentish
22. beowulf oldest english preserved epic
23. norman con- course of the english language changed to middle english because of. brought
quest of 1066 french influences
24. statute of plead- 1362 ______ made english official language of legal proceedings in england
ing
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