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Foundations Of Linguistics Flashcards

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Phonetics

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语音学 is the study of the production of sounds in speech

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Phonology

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音韵学 the sounds and patterns of particular languages

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Intonation

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语调 the way the voice rises and falls in speech

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Stress

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重音 emphasis placed on syllables or words

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Morpheme

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词素 the smallest unit of meaning in a language

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Morphology

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词法 the study of how morphemes are combined to make words. Is the study of word forms and their component parts.

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Syntax

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句法 examines how words are constructed into phrases or sentences

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Semantics

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语义 the study of meaning in language

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Voiced

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重音 sounds are made by vibrating the vocal chords

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Voiceless

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清音 sounds are made without vibrating the vocal chords

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Place of articulation

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发音部位

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Libial

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唇音

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nasalization

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鼻音

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Aspiration

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送气音

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Assimilation

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同化 occurs when a speech sound changes due to the influence of nearby sounds

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Diphthong

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双元音

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Consonant clusters

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辅音簇 group of two or more consonants

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Epenthesis

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插入语 inserting an additional sound in the middle of a word

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Voicing

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浊化 occurs when a voiceless consonant changes to a voiced consonant because of nearby sounds

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Elision

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省略 occurs when sounds are omitted from the pronunciation of a word,makes the words easier to use in everyday speech. Mac and cheese

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Metathesis

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复分解 occurs when sounds are rearranged in a word, as when iron is pronounced iern

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Bound morpheme

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Must be attached to a word to have meaning. Such as er in player.

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Free morpheme

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Can stand on its own. Like play in player.

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Stem/root

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Is a base word, often a free morpheme, to which other morphemes can be added.

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Affix
Is a bond morpheme that can be added to a root word to change its meaning, grammatical function, tense, case, or gender.
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Inflection morphemes
屈折词素 are bound morphemes that don’t greatly alter the meaning or part of speech of a word
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Derivational morphemes
派生词素 crest a word that has a new meaning or part of speech
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Syntax
句法 how words are arranged into phrases and sentences
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Semantics
语义 the study of meaning in language, looks at how words are put together to creat meaning.
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Connotation
内涵 is the emotional association of a word
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Denotation
意义 is a word’s actual dictionary definition
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Interference/ Negative transfer
Occurs when language learners incorrectly apply the rules of their native language to the rules of the language they are learning
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Pragmatics
语用学 the context of the situation and the relationship between speaker and listener lend additional, significant meaning to the words and phrases.
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Sociolinguistic
社会语言学 the study of language and its relation to society and culture, is significant because of its influence on language policy
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Language policy
Is the set of actions a government takes to regulate what language(s) is/are spoken in the given country
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Pidgin
When people of two or more languages groups need to communicate, they might develop a pidgin language, a grammatically simplified mode of communicating that uses elements of both languages.
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Linguistic competence
Refers to one’s knowledge of the linguistic components of a language such as morphology, syntax, and semantics
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Sociolinguistic competence
Using language in a socially appropriate way and understanding register: degrees of formality, differences in sitting, consideration of context and so on.
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Strategic competence
Deals with recognizing and repairing communication breakdowns
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Basic interpersonal communication skills(BICS)
Are social skills students use in everyday life
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Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP )
Language needed for academic work and study
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Proper noun
专有名词 is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
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Improper noun
非专有名词 is a general person, place, thing,or idea such as writer, lake,dock, or fear.
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Compound noun
A noun formed from more than one word is a compound noun
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Pronouns
代词
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Antecedent
先行词
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subject pronouns
主格代词 I, you, he, she, it, we, they
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Object pronouns
宾格代词 me,you, him, her, it, us, them
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Possessive pronouns
所有格代词 mine, yours, his, hers, it’s, ours, theirs
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Relative pronouns
关系代词 who, whom, which, that, whose
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Interrogative pronouns
疑问代词 who, whom,what, where, when, which, why, how
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Demonstrative pronouns
指示代词 this, these, those, that
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Indefinite pronouns
不定代词
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Helping verbs
助动词 are used to indicate tense
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Conjugation
The process of changing the spelling of a verb and / or adding helping verbs. Tense, person( first, second, third) Number ( singular or plural)
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Infinitive
不定式
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regular verbs
规则动词
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Irregular verbs
不规则动词
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active voice
主动语态 Alexis played tennis
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Passive voice
被动语态 tennis was played
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Transitive verbs
及物动词 require a direct object
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Intransitive verbs
不及物动词 don’t require a direct object
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Preposition
介词
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conjunctions
连词 are short words that connect words, phrases, or sentences.
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Coordinating conjunctions
并列连词 and, but, or, so, for, nor, yet Two independent clauses can be joined with a comma plus a conjunction as in We ate juicy apples, and we peeled a dozen oranges.
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Correlative conjunctions
相关连词 whether/or, either/or, both/and,not only/ but also
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Subordinating conjunctions
从属连词 join dependent clause( typically adverbial clauses) to the independent clauses to which they are related. ( Because we love pizza, we treat ourselves during football season to serve orders. )
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Interjections
感叹词
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Determiners
限定词 a, an, the
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Indefinite articles
不定冠词 A, an
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-es in their plural form
S,x, z, ch, sh
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Count nouns
可数名词
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noncount
不可数名词
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gerunds
动名词 are nouns that are formed by adding-ing to verb ( fishing)
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Predicate
谓语
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prepositional phrase
介词短语 begin with a preposition and ends with an object of the preposition
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Verb phrase
Is composed of the main verb along with its helping verbs The chef would have created another dish.
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Noun phrase
Consists of a noun and it’s modifier The big, red barn rests beside the vacant chicken house
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Simple sentence
Will have only one independent clause and no dependent clause.
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Compound sentence
复合句 Has two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses
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complex sentence
Has only one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
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Compound-complex sentences
Has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
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Apostrophes
撇号 are used to show possession
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Quotation mark
引号

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