Kuder Ch.2 Flashcards
What are the Five Elements of Language?
Pragmatics (most advanced skill) Semantics Syntax Morphology Phonics (most basic skill)
What is Phonology?
The study of the sound system of language
What is Phoneme?
The smallest linguistic unit of sound, 44 sounds distinguish one word meaning from another
What is Phonological Awareness (PA)?
The ability to notice and work with the sounds. How quickly a child learns to read depends on how much PA from toddler to the preschool years
List 3 ways that teachers and parents can promote phonological awareness
- Choosing books to read aloud that focus on sounds, rhyming and alliteration (identical consonant sounds, eg. Alice’s aunt ate apples.
- Have children make up verses of words or songs by changing the beginning sounds of words.
- Play games with children to isolate the beginning sounds in familiar words, and generate rhyming words.
What is the 2nd element of language?
Morphology
What is morphology?
The study of words and how they are formed. Morphology rules determine how sounds are put together to make words.
What are some examples of morphology?
ex) I am very boring with this game.
ex) Some flowers are attracting to insects.
ex) Many people have strong believes.
ex) My culture is very different from yours.
What is the 3rd element of language?
Syntax
What is syntax?
The study of rules that govern how words are put together to make a phrase, clauses or sentences.
What are some examples of syntax?
ex) The cookie I seen she ate it.
ex) Mike’s teacher said to Mike, can you raise your hand? Mike said “yes” and he was give a detention.
ex) The girl who is here is my niece.
What is the 4th element of language?
Semantics
What is semantics?
The study of the meaning of (parts of) words, phrases, sentences and text.
What are some examples of semantics?
ex) My sister is married to a bachelor. (incorrect)
ex) My sister is married to Tony. (correct)
What is the 5th element of language?
Pragmatics
What is pragmatics?
The rules and use of language for communication and social interaction.
What are some examples of pragmatics?
ex)
Indirect speech- Can you come home?
Direct speech- Come home!
ex)
Indirect speech- I think walking is a helpful activity
Direct speech- Walking is a healthy exercise
