csd ch 2 Flashcards
communication
an exchange of ideas between senders and recievers. involves message transmission and response or feedback.
sociolinguistics
the study of how factors like cultural identity, setting, and participants influence communication.
unilateral
primarily affecting one ear
language
a socially shared code that is used to represent concepts.
grammar
rules of a language
generative
creation of new utterances is allowed in language
characteristics of language
a socially shared tool, a rule-governed system, an arbitrary code, a generative process, a dynamic scheme
dynamic
changing over time
phonology
the sound system of english, containing 43 phonemes (unique speech sounds)
form
consists of phonology, morphology, syntax
phonotactic rules
specify how sounds may be arranged together
morphology
the structure of words
morpheme
the smallest grammatical unit within a language
free morpheme
may stand alone as a word
bound morpheme
changes the meanings of original words by adding their own meanings; cannot be used alone & must be attached to free morphemes.
syntax
how words are arranged in a sentence & to the ways in which one word may affect another.
content
the pieces of meaning that come together to define a particular word
semantics
the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence or text
pragmatics
use
speech
the process of producing the acoustic representations or sounds of language
articulation
the way in which speech sounds are formed
fluency
the smooth, forward flow of communication
rate
speed of talking
pitch
a listener’s perception of how high or low a sound is
habitual pitch
the basic tone that an individual uses most of the time
intonation
pitch movement within an utterance
non-vocal
without voice
kinesics
the way we move our bodies, called body language
proxemics
the study of the physical distance between people, as it relates to communication