Chapter 11 Flashcards
1
Q
The smallest possible speech units (sounds)
A
- Phonemes
2
Q
How many phonemes are possible in English?
A
40-45
3
Q
The study of words and their meanings
A
- Semantics
4
Q
The smallest units of meanings in words are called ________. How many are possible in English?
A
- Morphemes
- 50 000 possible
5
Q
These relates to the rules used to describe the structure of a language
A
- Grammar/ syntax
6
Q
These are prefixes, suffixes, and root words (ex: ology)
A
- Morphemes
7
Q
What is pragmatics?
A
- How ppl use language to communicate effectively
8
Q
True or false: infants can hear all possible phonemes
A
- True
9
Q
At what age can infants distinguish between sounds?
A
- 1 month (any language)
10
Q
Infants lose the ability to distinguish unused phonemes at what age?
A
- 4 to 12 months
11
Q
What is the role of cochlear implants?
A
- Improve language development in deaf children
- -> Pick up vibrations of sound and transmit them into verbal sounds
- -> You must have some ability to hear for them to work
12
Q
Sounds of language
A
- Phonology
