key vocab Flashcards
phonetics
production of individual speech sounds by humans
phonology
sound system of language/ pattern of sounds
voiced sounds
uses vibration of vocal cords
eg m,w,b,d,g,s,v,th ( there )
voiceless sounds
no vibration
o,f,t,s,k,th ( theatre )
pitch
high, medium, low voice waves of sound
stress
emphasis on parts of/words
intonation
pattern of changes in pitch
eg rising/ falling
volume
modifications of voice
eg. loudly/ quietly
tempo
pace of utterance
eg. faster/ slower
morphology
structure or forms of words
lexicology
words, word etymologies and word classes
morpheme
smallest unit of meaning
lexeme
a word unit
free morphemes
units of meaning which can stand alone as a word
root/stem
represents core meaning of a word
based in which affixes are attached to
vast majority of morphemes are roots
affixes /bound morphemes
cannot occur in their own, need a base word
prefix
precedes root morpheme
eg. pre il un sub de
infix
within root morpheme, nonstandard intensifiers
eg. abso-bloody-lutely
suffix
follows root morpheme
eg. tion ly ive ate
inflectional morpheme
indicates tense number relationship or possession
eg. danced spoken lettuces julie’s tallest
derivational morpheme
indicated word class and meaning dance to dancer, unspoken to spoken
