Language Flashcards

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Morphology

Morphemes

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Study of meaningful units of language and how their patterns of distribution contribute to the forms and structures of words.

Unbelievably : Un-believe-able-ly

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Derivational Morpheme

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A morpheme that is combined with roots or stems to form new words with new meanings and has potential to change the part of speech

Unbelievable- ly

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Morphology: Root

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A morpheme that underlies an inflectional or derivational paradigm

Unbelievably: believe

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Morphology: Stem

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An underlying form to which an inflectional ending is attached and can be made up of a root and affixes

Unbelievably: unbelievable

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Morphology: Affix

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A bound morpheme attached to a root or base word to modify its meaning or function

Unbelievably:
Prefix- before the root: un-
Suffix- after the root: -ly

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Morphology:

Pluralization and Conjugation

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Present : I do
Past : I did
Past participle : I have done

Some plurals are irregular and defy rules of conjugation
Mouse- Mice, not Mouses

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Alphabetic Principle

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The idea that sounds used in oral speech are represented by written symbols and these symbols can be combined to form units of speech such as words.

Applies to many modern languages including English but sounds and the way they are represented symbolically may vary between languages

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Alphabetic Principle: logographic

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Type of alphabetic system where symbols represent meanings

Chinese

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Phonology

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Phoneme: The smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word

tart: Start

The rule system within a language where phonemes are sequenced, patterned, and uttered to represent meanings

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Vowels and Consonants

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Vowels: sounds that can be produced without occluding diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs

Consonants: require the use of lips and tongue to alter airflow

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Pronunciation: diphthong

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Pair of vowels that makes a single sound
ae, ou, oo, ee

Inconsistent in pronunciation:
Book
Flood

Consistent in pronunciation:
Coat
Boat

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Phonemic Awareness

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The conscious awareness that words are made up of letters and each letter makes a sound

Segmenting: breaking apart sounds
Cat - C A T
Blending: putting sounds together to create one word
C A T - cat
Rhyming: identifying similar phonemes in different words
Care, bear, share

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Phonics

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Approach to the study of the relationships between letters and the sounds they represent

Can also mean reading instruction which teaches sound symbol correspondences in order to help students “sound out” words

METHOD OF TEACHING PHONEMIC AWARENESS

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Syntax

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Study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences and the patterns that words are combined to form phrases

“I ran quickly to get out of the pouring rain”
Sentence made up of PARTS OF SPEECH that are organized according to rules of syntax so that the meaning of the sentence is clearly conveyed: pronoun, conjugated verb, infinitive verb, 2 adverbs, preposition, article, adjective, noun

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Infinitive verb
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Conjugated verb

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Infinitive: A verb that is not bound by time
“TO run”

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Conjugated: bound by time- past, present, future
“I ran, I am running, I will run”

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Parts of Speech

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Noun- person, place, thing, quality, or action
Pronoun- Word that replaces a noun
Verb- expressing action, state, or relationship
Adj- modifies or describes a noun
Adverb- modifies or describes a verb
Preposition- used to express spatial or temporal relationship
Conjunction- functions as a “connector”
Interjection- isolated word used to express emotion “wow!”
Article- describes a noun as definite or indefinite
Verbals- POS derived from verbs, such as participles and infinitives “HAVE BEEN” - is past participial of “to be”

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Types of Phrases

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Look at the most important word in the phrase, the head word.

“Full of bubbles”- noun phrase
“Over the hill”- prepositional phrase
“Jump up and down”- verb phrase
“The rich”- referring to people group- noun phrase

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Clause

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Group of words that includes a subject and a predicate

Tradition of subject/predicate structure in clauses and sentences dates back to Aristotle, and is UNIVERSAL FEATURE of nearly all world languages

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Types of Clauses

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Independent Clause- subject and verb that can stand as complete sentence

Dependent Clause- (subordinate clause) - cannot stand alone, acts as a noun, adj, adv

Relative Clause- type of dependent clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb. Usually modifies an antecedent
The tall man is my dad “who wears glasses”.

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Types of Sentences

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Simple- one Clause

Compound- 2+ independent clauses usually joined by conjunction; NO dependent clause

Complex- 1+ dependent clauses in addition to independent clause

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Semantics

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The study of the meaning of words, clauses, and sentences

Meanings can change and evolve among time and cultures

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Pragmatics

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Study of situational context, verbal tone, body language, knowledge and beliefs of speaker, and relationship between speaker and listener contribute to how the meaning of a word clause or sentence is interpreted

Most learners develop pragmatics through observation

Can vary among cultures

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Development of First Language:

Biological Model

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Aka.Nativism - theorizes children have innate language specific (brain) abilities that facilitate and constrain language learning. Also believe children have a Critical Period during which they are best able to acquire language skills.

Noam Chomsky and Eric Lenneberg

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Development of First Language:

Social/Functional Model

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Non-Nativism - argues there is no specific biological hardwiring for language, instead support a psychological and social/functional model of language acquisition. Language abilities develop out of general cognitive abilities and social interactions with fellow learners and community.

Elizabeth Bates and Catherine Snow

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Language Development: Stage 1 | Roger Brown
Age 0-12mo Cooing, crying, patterned speech repeat certain phonemes in form of consonant-vowel strings Bababababa
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Language Development: Stage 2 | Roger Brown
Age 12-26mo Early toddler 12-18mo first words, 1-syllable holophrases- single word to communicate phrase "food" Late toddler 18-24mo use forms of "to be", articles, prepositions, conjunctions telegraphic speech- use most important words like a telegraph Present tense, 1st person Questions by intonation and eventually "what X doing/going?" No and Not in sentences Underextending and Overextending word meanings ... calling a cow a dog; seeing one breed of dog and calling it s dog, seeing another breed and not know it's a dog
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Language Development: Stage 3 | Roger Brown
Age 27mo-4yrs Quasi-model verbs "wanna" Private speech- talking to self Future tense Articles Auxiliary form in questions, "I can't go?" later inversion happens "Can't I go?" Past tense Coordinating/Subordinating conjunctions used correctly Multiple adj to one noun Plurals and possessives Question words- who, which, when, how, why Talk about things not present in direct space
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Language Development: Stage 4 | Roger Brown
``` 4-7yrs Negative pronoun "nothing" Understanding syntax Understanding metaphors Speech errors: over-regularization (mouses) ```
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Language Development : | "Exceptional"
Anything above OR below the normal development curve. Take into consideration social/cultural factors and ELL
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Language Development: | "Over-regularization"
Over applying a regular rule to something that is irregular "Mouses" instead of mice Over applying the regular -es rule
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Stages of Language Acquisition
Silent Period- engaging in internal private speech Formulaic Speech- memorized phrases Experimental Phase- simplified semantics and grammar to construct impromptu phrases Fluency
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Historically - Related Languages
Learners will have an easier time with English as a second language if their native language has Latin roots - similar sounds, spellings, meanings French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian Structurally, English actually stems from Germanic languages
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Approaches to Teach Reading
Phonics- Learning phonemes to sound out words Whole Language Approach- Reading immersion techniques to help familiarize student with the irregularities in English spellings
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Decoding
Recognizing the phonemes of the letters that represent them, blending that together, and recognizing the blended together word from their oral vocabulary Phonics Approach
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Whole Language Approach strategies
1) Word Wall- literally a list of words on the wall (can be "ph" words or words ending in -big, or week vocabulary words, whatever) 2) Word Sorts- sort list of words into word families or categories 3) High Frequency reading selection
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Stages of Literacy | Pre-alphabetic
PreK-K Children become aware of the directional nature of text layout (left to right, top to bottom) and begin to recognize basic visual cues such as letters in their names
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Stages of Literacy | Early Alphabetic Phase
K-1st Begin to develop phonemic awareness and apply alphabetic principle, associating letters with sound. Begin spelling simple consonant – vowel – consonant words but often omit vowels. Teachers place emphasis on the phonemic awareness
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Stages of Literacy | Late Alphabetic Phase
1st Students begin to consistently include vowels and also begin to recognize groups of letters called phonograms. Students use phonemic awareness to decode unknown words
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Phonogram
Group of letters that makes a single sound "ough" bought Digraph- special type of phonogram with only 2 letters that make one sound "Th" The or "ch" chair
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Stages of Literacy | Orthographic Phase
2nd & 3rd Students reading speed and accuracy increases dramatically. Ability to recognize text in larger units is a primary contributor to this increase in speed. Students begin to utilize decoding skills with fluency and develop broader word recognition Teachers begin to emphasize comprehension by having students perform activities such as summarizing what they read
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Literary Complexity Band | Grades 2-3
Structure generally simple, chronological order, common genre with every day experience or fantasy plots Ability to identify and comprehend purpose- single complex or multiple simple purposes Intro to literary devices, figurative meaning, and perspectives Gradual growth in this age range
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Literary Complexity Band | Grades 6-8
Structure grows in complexity Comprehend multiple levels of meaning, perspectives, themes Ability to identify and comprehend implicit purpose, figurative meaning, and perspectives Gradual growth in this grade range
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Indicators of Fluency
Accuracy- determines that the students are pronouncing the words correctly as they read Pacing- students are reading the text at the correct speed, according to the speed of the daily speech Prosody- students are reading with expression, phrasing, pitch and volume according to context and punctuation
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Etymology
Looking at the history of a word and how it has come to mean what it means Germanic vs Latin origins "Horseradish" - originally called mereraddish. Mere (Latin) is sea - grows by the sea. Other group thought they said mare, as in female horse
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Denotative meaning of a word
Dictionary definition- specific and direct Ally vs Comrad- basically the same
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Connotative meaning of a word
Secondary meaning, linked to the word's historical usage and context that it's being used Ally vs Comrad
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Assessment Aural (listening) Oral (speaking)
Aural- listen and summarize Oral- describe an object or person
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Usage Errors | Faulty Parallelism
Inconsistency in tense usage within a clause or sentence
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Usage Errors | amphibolies
Ambiguity in meaning caused by misplaced, squinting, or dangling modifier I voted for the candidate with the highest hopes - who has the highest hopes? Flying over Yosemite a bear could be seen
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Homonyms
Words that sound the same but are not spelled the same and don't mean the same Affect=cause(verb)/Effect=result(noun or verb);to bring about Ascent-go up/Assent-agreement Dual- two/ Duel- fight Elicit-draw out / Illicit-illegal inappropriate
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Genres of Writing
Narrative: tells a story Interpretive: examines an existing work and attempts to explain its meaning Analytical- examines a work or issue to evaluate critical elements Descriptive- describes something Persuasive- convince Expository- explain a concept
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Rhetoric Speech (or writing)
Designed to persuade Rhetorical devices- - Anaphora:repetition of word or phrase - Rhetorical question: provoke a reaction, non answer
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Ways of Persuasion
Ethos: credibility of speaker toward subject Pathos: appeal to emotion, get audience to feel excitement, anger, compassion, etc Logos: appeal to logic Best speeches have all three components. Aristotle's idea
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Dialects
Different forms of language used by speakers from different social groups, cultures, or geographic regions
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Idiolects
Speech patterns unique to each individual
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Concepts & Conventions of Text | Literary Elements
Literary elements deal with themes, characters, plot, and literary devices used by the author
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Concepts & Conventions of Text | Structural Elements
Structural elements relate to the format, linguistic devices, and word choices employed by the author
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Types of writing style and genre
``` Legal or official doc Advertisement Popular journalism Technical writing Literary Scholarly Scientific ```
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Plot
Begins with exposition followed by an inciting incident, which leads rising action (reversals and reveals) then resolves with a climax, often followed by denouement Reversals- where the protagonist is given the upper hand, then the antagonist, vice versa Reveals- new info to story
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Stock Characters
Characters that don't require any exposition to understand
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Archetype
Character that represents an idea "Compassion"- Mother Theresa
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Tone
Authors attitude toward the subject
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Mood
Overall "feeling" created by the work
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Internal rhyme
Words rhyme Within a single line
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External Rhyme
A word at the END of the line rhymes with the word at the end of another line
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Slant Rhyme | "Near Rhyme"
Sounds are very similar but not the same phonologically Strain - Again
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Meter- poetry
Arrangement of words in a certain rhythmic measure based on their number of syllables and emphasis Example of metrical pattern- "Iambic Pantameter": ex Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham
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Structural Principles of Poetry
Series- in an order of a series Contrast- comparing things Repetition- repeating
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Structural Units of poetry
Scenes, acts, chapters, lines, and stanzas
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Alliteration
The repetition of certain sounds to achieve an effect. May take the form of assonance or consonants Consonance- Sally Seashell Assonance- using vowels
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Genres
Include novels, short stories, folk in fairytales, poetry, others (comedy, thriller, etc)
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Theme
Dominant idea or meaning of a literary work Implicit- understand for yourself based on context clues from story Explicit- outwardly stated in story "what gets resolved in the stories climax?"