Linguistic frameworks and levels

Question 1

What is phonetics?

Answer 1

Phonetics is the term for the description and classification of speech sounds, particularly how sounds are produced, transmitted and received.

Question 2

What is phonology?

Answer 2

Phonology is the term used for the study of the speech sounds used in a particular language.

Question 3

What is lexis?

Answer 3

Lexis is the complete set of all possible words in a language e.g. English lexis, or a particular subset of words that are grouped by some specific linguistic criteria e.g. religious lexis.

Question 4

What is semantics?

Answer 4

Semantics is the branch of linguistics concerned with meaning.

Question 5

What is grammar?

Answer 5

Grammar is a system of language rules that allows you to combine individual words to make complex meanings.

Question 6

What is syntax?

Answer 6

Syntax is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Question 7

What is morphology?

Answer 7

Morphology is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.