Module 1 Flashcards
Dialect
form of a language particular to a region or social group
Creolization
acquisition of pidgin as first language
Expression
words, phrases, sentences (intonation & stress)
meaning
senses and referents of expression
context
social situation, earlier conversation, shared knowledge
referents
a specific thing being referenced
senses
emotions and concepts of phrases
nonarbitrary
direct, causal relationship to thing indicated
arbitrary
no inherent connection between sign and what it signifies
representational
suggest what they indicate (iconic)
linguistics
scientific study of human language
duality
meaningless elements and meaningful words
displacement
talking beyond the here and now
discreetness
words are separable into distinct pieces
productivity
endless combinations of words and phrases
systematic
patterns based on regularities
linguistic competence
knowledge about chosen language and ability to use it
phonetics
sounds included and excluded from your language
phonology
where sounds can be placed or combined
semantics
what sequences of sounds mean
morphology
how words can be created from smaller parts
phraseology
how words can be combined to create conventional phrases
syntax
how to create well-formed sentences and phrases
