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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Definition of Phonetics

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Study of speech sounds

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Definition of Phonology

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Study of speech patterns

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Definition of Morphology

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Study of word structure

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4
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Definition of Stop

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Air flow is blocked, pressure builds up and air is released

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Definition of Fricative

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Air flow is restricted

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Definition of Affricate

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Rapid stop-fricative sequence

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Definition of Phoneme

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The representation of a speech sound in the human mind (ex: /p/)

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Definition of Phone

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Speech sound (ex: [p^h])

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Definition of Allophone

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Phonetic variant of a phoneme. Usually occurs in a very precise environment. (ex: [p aspirated] and [p] are allophones of the phoneme /p/)

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Definition of Minimal pair

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Two utterances that differ by one phonetic difference

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Definition of Morpheme

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Smallest unit of meaning

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Definition of Free morpheme

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Can stand independently as a word

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Definition of Bound

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Bound = bound root. Unable to stand by itself

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14
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Definition of Root

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Base morpheme, it is not an affix

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Definition of Affix

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Morpheme that is not a root

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Definition of Prefix

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Affix that attaches to the beginning of a root

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Definition of Suffix

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Affix that attaches to the end of the root

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Definition of Infix

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Affix that attaches itself within a root

19
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Definition of Circumfix

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Affix that attaches to both sides of the root

20
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Definition of Allomorph

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A phonetic variation of the same morpheme (ex: how you pronounce the “ed” in fished)

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Definition of Suppletion

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Total inversion of the root (go –> went)

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Definition of Derivation

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Reference modification of a root (hunt –> hunter)

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Definition of Inflexion

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Grammatical modification of a root (cat –> cats)

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