key vocab

Question 1

phonetics

Answer 1

production of individual speech sounds by humans

Question 2

phonology

Answer 2

sound system of language/ pattern of sounds

Question 3

voiced sounds

Answer 3

uses vibration of vocal cords

eg m,w,b,d,g,s,v,th ( there )

Question 4

voiceless sounds

Answer 4

no vibration

o,f,t,s,k,th ( theatre )

Question 5

pitch

Answer 5

high, medium, low voice waves of sound

Question 6

stress

Answer 6

emphasis on parts of/words

Question 7

intonation

Answer 7

pattern of changes in pitch

eg rising/ falling

Question 8

volume

Answer 8

modifications of voice

eg. loudly/ quietly

Question 9

tempo

Answer 9

pace of utterance

eg. faster/ slower

Question 10

morphology

Answer 10

structure or forms of words

Question 11

lexicology

Answer 11

words, word etymologies and word classes

Question 12

morpheme

Answer 12

smallest unit of meaning

Question 13

lexeme

Answer 13

a word unit

Question 14

free morphemes

Answer 14

units of meaning which can stand alone as a word

Question 15

root/stem

Answer 15

represents core meaning of a word
based in which affixes are attached to
vast majority of morphemes are roots

Question 16

affixes /bound morphemes

Answer 16

cannot occur in their own, need a base word

Question 17

prefix

Answer 17

precedes root morpheme

eg. pre il un sub de

Question 18

infix

Answer 18

within root morpheme, nonstandard intensifiers

eg. abso-bloody-lutely

Question 19

suffix

Answer 19

follows root morpheme

eg. tion ly ive ate

Question 20

inflectional morpheme

Answer 20

indicates tense number relationship or possession

eg. danced spoken lettuces julie’s tallest

Question 21

derivational morpheme

Answer 21

indicated word class and meaning 
dance to dancer, unspoken to spoken