Chapter 4 Linguistic Anthropology Flashcards
Philology
Comparative study of ancient text documents
Call system
Pattern sounds another utterances that express meaning
Proto language
A hypothetical common ancestral language of two or more living languages
Cognate words
Words in 2 languages that show the same systematic sound shifts as other words in the two languages, usually interpreted by linguists as evidence for a common linguistic ancestery
Descriptive linguistics
The systematic analysis and description of languages sound system and grammar
Phonology
Systematic pattern of sounds in a language also known as the languages sound system
Morphology
The structure of words and word formation in the language
Syntax
Pattern of word order used to form sentences and longer utterances in a language
Stops
Sounds that are formed by closing off and reopening the oral cavity so that it stops the flow of air through the mouth
Sociolinguistics
The study of social cultural context and norms shape language use and the effects of language use in society
Linguistic relativity
The idea that people speaking different language receive or interpret the world differently because of differences in their language
Ethnoscience
The study of how people classify things in the world, usually by considering some range of set meanings
Creole language
A language of mixed origin that has developed from complex blending of two parent languages that exist as a mother tongue for some part of the population
Pidgin language
A mixed language with the simplified grammar,typically borrowing it’s vocabulary from one language but it’s grammar from another
Language ideology
Widespread assumption that people make about the relative sophistication and status of particular dialects and languages
