Linguistics Flashcards
What is the difference between Linguistics and Language?
Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Language is a rule-governed system composed of symbols that is shared by a group of people.
(Lauria)
What are the three major dimensions Languages have?
Languages have three major dimensions:
form, function, and use.
(Lauria)
Define metalinguistic knowledge
Metalinguistic knowledge of language means that you can discuss and think about language.
(Danielle)
True/False
Some fingerspelled words begin to look like signs when they are used very often
True
Danielle
Pragmatics refers to…
a person’s ability to use language for different functions.
Nicole
Signed languages are natural languages that have developed through ____ not _______.
use, design
Nicole
T/F There are no grammatical rules that guide fingerspelling including which words are fingerspelled.
False (By Brandon)
Deaf students can learn fingerspelled words around ____ years of age.
2 (By Brandon)
True or False:
Communication and language are the same concept.
False: They are not the same concept.
By Jacki
Syntax refers to ….
rules that govern how we organize words into sentences.
By Jacki
What are the three grammatical structures that provide information with classifiers?
- How something looks
- How we hold and manipulate things
- How people and things are positioned and moved through space
(Amanda)
T/F Iconic signs are signs that look like what they are referring to.
True
Cameron
ASL contains signs that are both arbitrary and iconic. which is used most?
Arbitrary
Cameron
________ can indicate different intentions of the speaker.
Register
Kellie
ASL has more or less complex morphology than English?
more complex
Kellie
T/F: Language and speech are the same concepts
False; they are different
Taryn
What refers to the grammatical structure of a language?
Form
Taryn
In ASL, space is used for what purpose?
To compare and contrast concepts; to show spatial relationships.
Kat
Why is ASL considered a language?
Rule governed; communicates abstract thoughts and emotions; used by a community; students are capable of learning at a young age
Kat
A rule-governed system includes ______ and _____ language.
Spoken and signed.
Alicia
T/F:
Languages have a set number of sentences that can be produced.
False:
Languages are productive meaning that users can produce an infinite number of new sentences. Students can produce sentences they have never seen or heard.
(Alicia)
What is referred to as speech sounds or the individual parts of a sign?
Phonology.
-Sheena Rice
What is referred to as whether a language is spoken, written, or signed?
Modality.
-Sheena Rice
“Schools teach students ____ awareness of English. Deaf and hard of hearing rarely have the opportunity to gain ____ knowledge of sign language.”
Metalinguistic. Meaning you can discuss and think about language.
Melody
Name three uses of facial expressions:
- Represent gramatical information such as questions.
- To show the beginning and ends of linguistic units, such as sentences and topics.
- To show emphasis.
Melody
Students can:
a) only produce sentences based on language and sentences they have been exposed to
b) produce sentences they have never seen or heard
b
Students with command of language can produce sentence that they have not yet seen or heard.
- Catherine
Pragmatics refers to a person’s ability to:
a) use a language for different functions
b) vary language use to match the situation demands or person to whom they are communicating
a)
Pragmatics refers to a person’s ability to use a language for different functions.It refers to the rules that govern how we use language with other people.
- Catherine
___________ uses the order of words to structure sentences.
English Syntax
Emily
T/F
ASL has a fairly flexible word order but with grammatical rules about how words and phrases may be moved.
True
(Emily
T/F
Language, speech, and communication are all the same concept?
False.
Language and speech are different, language and communication are different.
(Amanda)
One linguistic form (or sentence) can have several different functions depending on the ____________.
Context.
-Misi
___________ and _________ words and phrases in both English and American Sign Language (ASL) contain important meaning and contribute to message coherence.
Transition and relational .
- Misi
Languages vary _____________,
Geographically
Jamie
Prosody refers to-
how a language stresses words and phrases, and uses intonation to communicate meaning and grammatical concepts. It also indicates sentence boundaries and discourse shifts. Prosody in signed languages involves facial expression, rhythm of signing, the size of signs, and body movement. Prosody in ASL and sign systems should be very similar.
Jamie
