Language and Linguistics (#4) Flashcards
Study of sounds of language and their physical properties
Phonetics
Analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect
Phonology
Study of the structure of words
Morphology
Study of the meaning in language
Semantics
Study of the structure of sentences
Syntax
Role of context in interpreting meaning
Pragmatics
Variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area
Dialect
Dialects supported by institutions, such as governments and schools
Standard dialects
Study of the history and origin of words
Etymology
Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person place, thing, or idea
Declarative
Sentence that asks a question
Interrogative
Sentence that issues a command
Imperative
Sentence that communicates strong feelings or ideas
Exclamatory
Sentence that expresses wishes or conditions contrary to fact
Conditional
Sentence that has a single subject or compound subject and a single predicate or compound predicate; has one independent clause & no independent clauses
Simple sentence
Sentence made up of two independent clauses, joined by a semicolon or a common and a coordinating conjunction
Compound sentence
Sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Complex sentence
Sentence that has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
Compound-complex sentence
ID sentence type: “My dog growls.”
Simple (single subject, single predicate)
ID sentence type: “My dog and my cat growl.”
Simple (compound subject, single predicate)
ID sentence type: “My dog and my cat growl and appear agitated.”
Simple (compound subject, compound predicate)
ID sentence type: “I must have vicious pets from the pound in my town.”
Simple (independent clause with two phrases)
ID sentence type: “My dog growls, but my cat growls at her littermate.”
Compound
ID sentence type: “When you pass the test, you’ll enjoy a career.”
Complex
ID sentence type: I just earned my degree, and I plan to get a teaching job because I need a career.”
Compound-complex
ID problem: “After the exam, I will go shopping, celebrating, and eat dinner.”
Unparallel construction (“After the exam, I will go shopping, celebrating, and dining.”)
ID problem: “Tory, Kelly, and I watched a movie, but she didn’t like it.”
Pronoun referent (“Tory, Kelly, and I watched a movie, but Tory didn’t like it.”
Word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence.
Dangling modifier
ID problem: “Surrounding by vegetables, Aunt Linda served the Thanksgiving turkey.”
Dangling modifier (“Aunt Linda served the Thanksgiving turkey, which was surrounded by vegetables.”)
Grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient of the action denoted by the verb.
Passive voice
The adverb is between the two parts of the infinitive form of a verb
Split infinitive
ID problem: “to meekly say”
Split infinitive