Language

Question 1

What is the difference between Linguistics and Psycholinguistics?

Answer 1

Linguistics - > Language as a system of communication: Language COMPETENCE

Psycholinguistics -> How we produce and comprehend language: Language PERFORMANCE

Question 2

What are three important Language Systems?

Answer 2

Phonemes
Morphemes
Words and Syntax

Note: Language is a hierarchy of structures and each level has its own elements and rules for combination

Question 3

What are Phonemes?

Answer 3

The basic unit of sound used to build words

Question 4

What are two properties of Phonemes?

Answer 4

Abstract

Language Specific

Question 5

What are some things that can alter a phoneme’s sound property?

Answer 5

Position in the word , speaker, volume, stress, etc.

Note: We blur phonemes and even words together sometimes

Question 6

What the bloody fuck are Morphemes?

Answer 6

The smallest units that can carry meaning e.g. Teacher = Teach + er.

Question 7

What are some stupid fucking properties of Morphemes?

Answer 7

Generative : He was a compulsive wanker
Combined together by the rules of Morphology and Jesus’ jizz
Can be free-standing e.g wank or bound e.g. er
Modify meaning e.g. wank + er and/or change a word’s grammatical role e.g. he wanks

Question 8

What the holy flaming goldfish souffle are content words?

Answer 8

Words that carry the main meaning (e.g. key nouns, action verbs, adjectives

Note: Words are combined according to rules of Syntax and sentences are hierarchically organised

Question 9

What the shit are Function words?

Answer 9

Words whose role is largely syntactic e.g. to, that, of, in ,at

Note: Function words indicated the relationships between content words and mark the start of a new phrase and indicate its type

Question 10

What are the brain areas involved in language?

Answer 10

Being able to use language involves a vast array of different cognitive skills and most of our left and some of our right hemisphere