General Metalanguage Flashcards
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Phonetics
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The study of the speech sounds occuring in language
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Phonology
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Studies the way in which the speakers of a language use a selection of these speech sounds to produce meaning
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Morphology
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The study of the internal structure of words and the way words are formed
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Lexicology
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The study of words within a specific language
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Syntax
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Study of the conventions and processes in which words are ordered to create grammatically well-formed phrases
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Syntax
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Study of the conventions and processes by which words are ordered to create grammatically well-formed phrases.
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Discourse
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Study of how the meaning of language is related to context in which that speech and writing occurs
