Semantics

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semantics

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the study of meaning in human language

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Syntax

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Study of clauses, phrases, and sentences

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Morphology

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Study of word formation

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Phonology

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Study of the sound system of language

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Language Variation

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The study of how language changes and the factors affecting this change

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Pragmatics

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The study of utterance meaning, which deals with how the meaning of an utterance can vary, depending on the way in which it is spoken and the context in which it is spoken.

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homographs

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words with unrelated meanings that sound different but are spelled the same

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morphology

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the area of grammar concerned with the formation of words

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morpheme

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the smallest meaningful units in a language. A word like ‘meaningful’ has three _____ : ‘mean’, ‘ing’ and ‘ful’.

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minimal pair

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ship - sheep different phoneme, different meaning

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Affixation

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adding a prefix or suffix to a word (bound)

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Infixing

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We take a word and stick it in to add the middle of another word (Ex. Abso’damn’lutely)

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Compounding

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Take two words (free morphemes) and put them together

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grammar

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set pf rules which the speaker of the language follow when they speak.

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linguistic expression

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is any physical form (sound, visual image or sequence thereof) used to represent a linguistic unit.

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referent

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the entity identufy by the use of a referring expression such as a noun or a noun phrase

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extension

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refers to the set of all potential referents for a refering expression.

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stereotype

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a list of characteristics describing a prototype

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coreference

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two linguistic expression that refers to the same real world entity are said to be coreferential.

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Anaphora

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a linguistic expression that refers to another linguistic expression is said to be anaphoric or an anaphor.

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deixis

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has one meaning but can refer to different entities depending on the speaker and his/her spatial and temporal orientation.

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lexicon

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the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

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Denotation

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the literal meaning of a word

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Denotation example

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Although the word “home” may suggest safety and comfort, it’s really simply “one’s residence.”

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symbol

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the linguistic element; the word, phrase, sentence

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benefactive

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the noun or noun phrase that refers to the person or animal who benefits from the action of the verb.

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synonym

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a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close

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antonym

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a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good )

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hyponym

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a word of more specific meaning than a general or superordinate term applicable to it. For example, spoon is a hyponym of cutlery.

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homography

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two or more forms are the same only in writing but different in pronunciation and meaning they are described as homographs lid/led