Week 1 Midterm Defs Flashcards
1
Q
Phonetics
A
Speech sounds, raw sounds that can be measured
2
Q
Phonology
A
How sounds are used in language
3
Q
Morphology
A
How words are formed in language
4
Q
Root/Free Morpheme
A
Morpheme - Unit of meaning
Free/Root - Standalone words with meaning
5
Q
Pragmatics
A
How context contributes to meaning
6
Q
Diphthong
A
Two vowels combined (ex. ei)
7
Q
Syllable
A
Rhythmic unit of words
8
Q
Phrase Structure Rules
A
Describes how a sentence is formed with words - built up from smaller units with rewrite rules
9
Q
Language Samples
A
Sampling speech in a classroom and analysing and comparing it to an individual’s grades or performance
