Linguistics Flashcards
What is Register?
Refers to variations in language based on whom we are talking with and what setting. It can also indicate different intentions of the speaker.
What is Syntax?
Rules that govern how we organize words into sentences.
What is English syntax?
It uses the order of words to structure a sentence. In English, syntax highlights the relationship of words to each other and sometimes gives clues as to how the words should be understood in context.
What is Pragmatics?
A person’s ability to use a language for different functions. It refers to the rules that govern how we use language with other people.
What is Form?
The grammatical structure of a language.
What is ASL Morphology?
The internal structure of the word while syntax refers to the relationships between words.
What is English Morphology?
It shows concepts such as past vs. progressive with verbs, and plural nouns. English morphology can also change the meaning or category of a word by adding a prefix or suffix such as un-, or by adding an ending such and -ment.
What is Phonology?
Speech sounds or the individual parts of a sign.
What is Modality?
Refers to whether a language is spoken, written, or signed.
What is Prosody?
How a language stresses words and phrases, and uses intonation to communicate meaning and grammatical concepts. Prosody in signed languages involves facial expression, rhythm of signing, the size of signs, and body movement.
What are Classifiers?
Grammatical structures that provide information about: 1) how something looks; 2) how we hold and manipulate things; and 3) how people and things are positioned and moved through space.
What are Iconic Signs?
Signs that look like what they are referring to.
What are Arbitrary Signs?
Signs that are chosen or determined at random with no particular resemblance to the word they refer to.
What is Meta-Linguistic Knowledge?
It means that you can discuss and think about language.
