Linguistics 100A Flashcards
Define and example : Noun
Object
Define and example : Verb
Action
Define and example : Adjective
Describing a noun
Grammar Components x5
Semantics, Phonetics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology
Generality
All language have grammar although they may differ
Parity
All grammars are equal
Universality
All grammars have similarities
Mutability
All grammars change over time
Inaccessibility
Grammatical knowledge is subconscious
Articulators
Tongue tip, tongue body, lips, larynx
Sonorous
More energy, acoustic property, deep, resonant sound
Diphthong
Two part articulations (simple vowel to glide)
Rounded vs Unrounded
If your lips kiss your hand (O,U)
If your lips don’t kiss your hand (E,A)
Voiced vs Voiceless
Vibration is voiced (Vowels and B, D, G, L, M, N, Th)
Not voiced (Ch, F, K, P, S, T)
Glides
Semi-vowels or Semi-consonants
Sonorous and not syllabic
Segment
Counting sounds
Filters
Nose, mouth, throat
Liquids
Voiced : L and R
Shwa
Ә
Occurring in unstressed syllables
ex. Attack (beginning A)
Fricative
Air Stops
ex. F, V, S, Z, SH, H
Stops
Air stops
ex. P, B, T, D, K, G
Bilabial
Two lips
Inclusive of labial
Labiodental
Lips and teeth
Interdental
In between the teeth
