Linguistics

Question 1

Study of production of sounds in speech

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phonetics

Question 2

Study of sounds and patterns in languages

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phonology

Question 3

smallest unit of meaning in a language

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morpheme

Question 4

study of how morphemes are combined to make words

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morphology

Question 5

examines how words are constructed into phrases and sentences

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syntax

Question 6

study of the meaning of language

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semantics

Question 7

occurs when a speech sound changes do to the influence of nearby sounds

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assimilation

Question 8

inserting an additional sound into the middle of a word

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epenthesis

Question 9

occurs when sounds are omitted from the pronunciation of a word

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elision

Question 10

when sounds are rearranged in a word

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methathesis

Question 11

type of morpheme that must be attached to a word to have meaning

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bound morphere (er, ing)

Question 12

morpheme that can stand on its own

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a word such as play or skip

Question 13

type of morpheme that creates a word that has a new meaning or part of speech

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derivational morpheme

Question 14

the emotional association of a word

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connotation

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dictionary meaning of a word

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denotation

Question 16

occurs when language learners incorrectly apply the rules of their native language to the rules of the language they are learning

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interference or negative transfer

Question 17

part of language that examines meaning in context

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pragmatics

Question 18

study of language and its relation to society and culture

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sociolinguistics

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a grammatically simplified mode of communication that uses elements of both languages

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pidgin

Question 20

being able to speak a language both appropriately in a social context as well as correctly in terms of rules and structure

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communicative competence

Question 21

ones knowledge of the linguistic components of a language

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linguistic competence

Question 22

degrees of formality, differences in setting and considerations of context in language use

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register

Question 23

ability to effectively arrange smaller units of language like phrases and sentences into cohesive products

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discourse competence

Question 24

Social skills students use in everyday life while socializing

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BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)

Question 25

Language needed for academic work and study

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CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

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The ability to recognize and repair instances of communication breakdown

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Strategic competence