Language And Communication Flashcards
Language
A system of cultural knowledge used to generate and interpret speech
Symbol
Anything people can perceive with their senses that stands for something else
Speech
The behavior that produces vocal symbols and is generated by language
Phonology
Consists of the categories and rules for forming vocal symbols
Phonemes
Basic element of phonology; the minimal category of speech sounds that serve to keep utterances apart
Phonological rules
State the order in which phonemes can occur
Grammar
The categories and rules for combining vocal sounds
Morphemes
Basic grammatical elements; consist of vocal symbols that form the minimal units of meaning in any language
Grammatical rules
Govern linguistic performance
Semantics
The categories and rules for relating vocal symbols to their referents
Sociolinguistics rules
Combine meaningful utterances with social situations into appropriate messages
Metaphor
A comparison that suggests how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another
Linguistic framing
The use of metaphor and word choice by anyone, but especially politics and social groups, to present a particular pov
