What are they? Flashcards
What is phonetics?
Phonetics is the study of how humans produce and perceive speech sounds.
What is phonology?
Phonology is the study of how speech sounds are organised or patterned in a given language variety; more abstract than phonetics.
What is morphology?
Morphology is the study of the structure and building blocks of words.
What is syntax?
Syntax is the grammatical structure of sentences.
What are semantics?
Semantics are the study of the exact meaning of spoken words.
What are pragmatics?
Pragmatics are the study of language in context.
What are the two subcategories of a language variety?
Accent and dialect.
What are non-pronunciation features?
The non-pronunciation features of dialect involve grammar (tense; singular, plural), syntax (SVO) and semantics (vocabulary).
What are pronunciation features?
The pronunciation features of accent are consonants and vowels.
What is prescriptivism in linguistics?
Based on notions of “correctness” in language; stipulates what people should say; distinguishes “good” from “bad” language.
What is descriptivism in linguistics?
The study of language how it is actually used in practice.
What is orthography?
Spelling.
