Language Arts Terms Flashcards
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What are semantics?
The meaning of words and phrases.
What is a syntax?
The structure of a phrase or sentence.
What are morphemes?
The smallest unit of meaning in a language.
What is morphology?
A set of rules for combining sounds into meaningful units.
What are phonemes?
The basic unit of sound. Distinct sounds are heard
What is phonology?
Sounds of a language.
What is a digraph?
Pairs of vowels or consonants heard as one sound: ‘ch’ in cherry and ‘eye’ in meet.
What are consonant blends?
Pairs of adjacent consonants that are both heard: ‘br’ in break.
What are dipthongs?
Pairs of adjacent vowels that are both heard: ‘oy’ in toy.
What is phonic analysis?
“Sounding out” a word.
What is alphabetic recognition?
Ability to recognize printed letters based on their distinctive shapes.
What are graphemes?
The letter or letters that represent a phoneme: sh, c, th, t.
What is alphabetic principle?
The idea that there is a consistent relationship between sounds and letters.
What are pragmantics?
Rules for effective communication in different contexts: tone or slang.
What is blending?
Blending sounds together.
/p/ /a/ /t/ is pat
What is segmentation?
The division of words into sounds.
Dog is /d/ /o/ /g/
What is phonological awareness?
The ability to notice and think about sounds of language.
What are phonics?
Using letters and sounds of letters to pronounce a word.
Precommunicative Stage
Children have not discovered that letters represent sound.
Prephonemic Stage
Children understand letters represent sound.
Phonemic Stage
Children believe that words are spelled the way they sound.
Transitional Stage
Children recognize that all words are not spelled exactly how they sound.
Conventional Stage
Children are able to apply spelling conventions to words they write.
