Language Analysis Flashcards
What are the Subsystems of language?
Phonetics / Phonology Lexicology & Morphology Syntax Semantics Discourse Analysis
What are Phonetics / Phonology?
The sounds of language - International Phonetic Alphabet.
What is Lexicology & Morphology?
The study of words, studying words and how they change.
Includes Denotation and Connotation.
What is Syntax?
The study of sentences, how they are constructed.
What is Semantics?
The meaning of words and how are they are constructed.
What is Discourse Analysis?
Utterances, how written language is constructed.
What are the Functions of Language?
- Metalanguage
- Referential
- Connotive
- Ludic
- Expressive
- Phatic
- Transactional
- Identity
- Instrument of Thought
What is metalanguage?
Describing language.
What is refferential?
Informative Language.
What is Connotive?
Persuasive Launguage.
What is Ludic?
Playing with Language. Such as Puns.
What is Expressive?
…Expressive…
What is Phatic?
Ritual Language. Such as “Hey, how are you?”.
What is Transactional?
An agreement between multiple parties.
What is Identity?
Information about a person, or oneself.
What is Instrument of Thought
The concept of the thought process.
What are the Modes of language?
- Spoken
- Written
- Signed.
