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What is phonetics?

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Phonetics is the study of how humans produce and perceive speech sounds.

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What is phonology?

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Phonology is the study of how speech sounds are organised or patterned in a given language variety; more abstract than phonetics.

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What is morphology?

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Morphology is the study of the structure and building blocks of words.

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What is syntax?

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Syntax is the grammatical structure of sentences.

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What are semantics?

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Semantics are the study of the exact meaning of spoken words.

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What are pragmatics?

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Pragmatics are the study of language in context.

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What are the two subcategories of a language variety?

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Accent and dialect.

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What are non-pronunciation features?

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The non-pronunciation features of dialect involve grammar (tense; singular, plural), syntax (SVO) and semantics (vocabulary).

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What are pronunciation features?

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The pronunciation features of accent are consonants and vowels.

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What is prescriptivism in linguistics?

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Based on notions of “correctness” in language; stipulates what people should say; distinguishes “good” from “bad” language.

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What is descriptivism in linguistics?

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The study of language how it is actually used in practice.

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What is orthography?

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Spelling.

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