key terminology Flashcards
phonetics
the study of how the human vocal tract produces sound and of the ways these sounds can be recorded and studied
Phonology
study of how sounds are organized in a language and how they are used to convey meaning
Prosody
the way you read aloud with expression, using the right tone, pitch, rhythm, and emphasis
Lexis
the vocabulary of a language
semantics
study of meaning in language, including words, phrases, and sentence structure.
Grammar: morphology
internal structure of words
Grammar: syntax
the order of the words in a sentence
Pragmatics
how language is used in real-world situations, and how the context of a situation affects the meaning of language
Graphology
study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis.
graphology key concepts:
-grapheme- letter or group of letters that represents a sound, or phoneme
-typeface
- font
-white space
- logo
-picture.
pragmatics key concepts:
● context
● context dependency
● force
● Grice’s maxims
● implicature
● politeness
● irony
● phatic talk- casual conversation
● convergence/divergence.
discourse key concepts
● mode
● linearity
● narrative
● cohesion
● coherence
● adjacency pair
● topic shifts
● non-fluency
● pseudo-speech
● genre convention.
syntax key concepts
● phrase
● clause
● sentence
●subordination ●declarative
● interrogative ●imperative
● exclamatory
● modals
● deixis.
morphology key concepts
● morpheme
● root
● prefix
● suffix
● plurality
● tense
● derivation
semantics key concepts
● hyponym
● synonym
● antonym
● types of semantic change
● connotation
● collocation
● metaphor
lexis key concepts
● derivation
● etymology
● neologism
● dialect
● sociolect
● idiolect
● slang
● jargon
● register
● concrete
● abstract
● polysyllabic
● acronym
● abbreviation.
prosody key concepts
● pitch
● intonation
● stress
● rhythm
● volume.
phonology key concepts
● phoneme/letter
● consonant/vowel
● homophones
● glottal stop
● schwa
● segment
● accent
● received pronunciation.
phonetics key concepts
● International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
● phone
● speech organs
● consonant
● vowel
● articulation
● voicing
● nasality
● plosive
● fricative.
