linguistic competence Flashcards
linguistic competence
It is a person’s innate way of being able to communicate and can create messages that have never been heard before.
linguistic performance
It is the actual use that analyzes the language, it involves more components than the phonetic comprehension.
performance error
Mistakes made when learning a second language. The process of learning a second language is very similar to learning a first language.
speech communication chain
It is a process of spoken communication, the sounds are not produced separately, but are emitted one after the other, creating a chain.
speech communication chain steps
Involves the emission of signals with the intention of conveying a message. The receiver must decode the message and interpret it.
Give Feedback to the information that the sender receives about the effects that his message has had on the receiver and the degree of understanding of the message is checked.
For communication to be effective, not only must it reach the receiver, but the sender must understand the message.
noise
It is when the sender and receiver do not share the meaning of the message.
lexicon
Lexicon has several references in our language, all of them are associated with the language and its use.
mental grammar
Mental grammar is the generative grammar that is in the brain allowing the speaker to create an understandable language for others to understand.
language variation
Linguistic variation is the use of the language subject to historical, geographical, or sociocultural factors.
descriptive grammar
Descriptive grammar makes a more specific analysis of the elements that make up syntax, morphology, phonology, and semantics.
evidence that writing and language are not the same.
Language
An oral route is used to emit the message and the auditory one to receive the message.
Own terms and dialects are used.
Writing
To write and read we need the visual sense.
It is less dynamic than oral language because certain rules must be followed.
reasons some people believe writing to be superior to speech
The writing uses more colloquial language and respect for the reader.
The writer tends to delve into the details of what he wants to convey.
When writing, the author usually does not get emotionally involved, they have more coverage or space for reflection. While in a conversation there may be external agents that impede its flow or its purpose.
prescriptive grammar
Rules must be followed to use language correctly.
prescribe
It presents a series of rules and guidelines for using a specific language.
Charles Hockett’s nine design features (necessary for a communication system to be considered a language) (list)
Semanticity
mode of communication
Interchangeability
Cultural transmission
Arbitrariness
Discreteness
Displacement
Productivity
Pragmatic function