English Language Arts and Reading Flashcards
The study of the sound system of a language
Phonology
The basic units of sound
Phonemes
Study of the structure of words and word formations
Morphology
The smallest representation of meaning
Morphemes
The ways in which words are organized and arranged in a language
Syntax
The vocabulary of a language
Lexicon
The way that meaning is conveyed in a language through the use of its vocabulary
Semantics
The implied meaning of words and ideas
Connotation
The literal meaning of words and ideas
Denotation
How context can affect the interpretation of communication
Pragmatics
Prefixes that can change the word from a verb to a noun or from an adjective to an adverb
Derivational morphemes
Do not change the syntactic classification and typically follow derivational morphemes in a word (suffixes)
Inflectional morphemes
Words that have the same sound and the same spelling but differ in meaning
Homonyms
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings
Homophones
The quick and accurate recognition of letters, words, and language conventions
Automaticity
