Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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Speech Act Theory
A
Theory proposing that language involves a sort of action not just a
means to convey and express.
2
Q
Austin separates a speech act into 3 stages:
A
Perlocutionary
- Illocutionary
- Locutionary
3
Q
Perlocution:
A
“reaction”
4
Q
Locution:
A
“words”
5
Q
Illocution
A
“feelings”
6
Q
Morphology
A
aspect of language concerned with rules governing change in word meaning
7
Q
Morpheme
A
smallest, indivisible unit of meaning
Talk +ed
Re+read
Patient+ly
8
Q
What is Speech?
A
Speech is aspect of communication that is produced by
specific oral-motor movements triggered by neurological
impulses (articulation), rate (fluency), and voice. Therefore,
speech refers to the aspect of communication that you hear.
9
Q
Phoneme
A
smallest unit of speech
10
Q
Allophones
A
variations of a phoneme
11
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Articulation
A
sound system of a language
