7B2 & 7B.2.1 Flashcards
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Phonemes
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In language, the smallest distinctive doing unit
2
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Morpheme
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In a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
3
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Grammar
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In a language, a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others
4
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Semantics
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The set of rules by which we drive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentenced in a given language; also, the study of meaning
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Syntax
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The rules for combining words into frantically sensible sentenced in a given language
6
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Language
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Our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning
