L1 - INtro Flashcards
Name 3 reasons SLTs need to know about linguistics ?
1- Diagnose language impairments
2- Identify targets for therapy
3- Devise new therapies
What is the syntax domain ?
and give an example …
Syntax covers the structural properties of language
ei…. Word order
(I LIKE FOOD vs FOOD I LIKE)
What is Linguistics? Listing the sub_______ ?
The study of language, consisting of 4 subdomains :
1- Syntax
2- Semantics
3- Phonology
4- Pragmatics
Name 2 things semantics domain looks at ?
1- How are word meanings represented/expressed?
2- How are word meanings combined to form sentence meanings?
What is Pragmatics domain ?
The study of language in context.
What is phonology?
The sound system of language
List 4 subfields of linguistics?
1- Theoretical linguistics
2- Psycholinguistics
3- Sociolinguistics
4- Discourse studies
What is meant by language is “indexical” ?
It indexes our
SOCIAL
GEOGRAPHICAL
SEXUAL
GENDER
ChARACTERISTICS
Why is criticising somebodies language usage wrong ?
If language indexes our identity, then attacking their language, means that we are attacking their identity.
What is prescriptive grammar ?
And give a common example ….
How we SHOULD speak
Double negatives are discouraged as it is poor grammar ei …
I CAN’T get NO food
Two negatives in the english language ….
Destroy each other and are equivalent to an AFFirmative (agreeing with a statement)
The word Hoepfully has many uses as both … ?
A sentental adverb - “hoepfully i dont get ill”
& s
‘normal adverb’ - “he looked hoepfully at the food”
Descriptive Grammar is ?
how we ACTUALLY speak
Mental Grammars is ? and give an example ?
The underlying system
the sentence form here …
ei … ‘Jack and I went shopping’
NOT “ME AND JACK…”
Mental grammar :
What is “hypercorrection” ?
Hypercorrection is a mistake in speech or writing that occurs when someone tries to use language correctly but ends up using the wrong form
