AOS1: Sac 1 Subsystems Flashcards
What is phonology?
The study of sound systems of language. How it’s organised
What is morphology?
The study of word structure
What is lexicology?
The study of the vocabulary of languages
What are morphemes?
The smallest meaningful unit in the grammar of a language
What do prefixes do?
Precede the root
What do suffixes do?
Follow the root
Name the seven modes of language and give and example of each.
Information- public lectures Rapport- social chit chat Instruction- fire drills Persuasion- sermons Entertainment- jokes Play- tongue twisters Ceremony- opening address
Name five speech and written differences
Written is more highly valued in society Speech is more social Written is more formal Speech is immediate feedback Written has no visual contact
What are nouns?
Naming word
What are verbs?
A word used to describe an action, state or occurrence
What’s an adjective?
Describing word
What’s an adverb?
Describes doing word ( ads ‘ly’ )
What’s a preposition?
Expresses relationship between words
What’s a pronoun
Words you can use instead of nouns ( it )
What are conjunctions?
A word used to connect clauses or sentences
What are determiners?
Expresses quantity or possession before noun
What are the four prosodic features?
Tempo
Volume
Pitch and intonation
Stress
What is tempo?
When we speak we can change the tempo or speed
What is volume?
Loudness signals a range of feelings
Pitch and intonation
Pitch is how high or low your voice goes and intonation is the changing of pitch
What is stress?
Emphasis on particular syllables
What are infixes?
Occur within the root
What’s an auxiliary verb?
They help verbs ( be, do have )
What is syntax?
Study of sentence structure
Name the four types of sentences?
Declaratives ( makes statements )
Imperatives ( issues commands )
Interrogatives ( pose questions )
Exclamatives ( makes exclamations )
What are semantics?
The study of linguistic meaning
What is phonetics?
The study of speech and sound
