Nature Of Languange Flashcards
Latin word origin of Languange
Lingua
Three (3) parts of the Nature of Language
(1) Form
(2) Content/Semantics
(3) Pragmatics
Form consist of…..?
● Syntax
● Morphology
● Phonology
What are the three (3) types of languange?
1.) Oral
2.) Manual/pointing
3.) Tactile/touch
The levels of language.
- Linguistics
- Speech
- Conversational
Types of Language change.
● Sound
● Lexical
● Syntactic
● Semantic
The manner of pronouncing words.
♡ Sound Change
The word that is borrowed from another country.
♤ Lexical Change
Evolution of words
♧ Semantic
Words are used in a sentence.
◇ Syntactic
Primary purpose of Language in nature.
1.) Informative
2.) Expressive
3.) Directive
What is Prescriptive in Language
is based on the idea that there is a single “correct” way to use a language, both written and spoken.
What is Psycholinguistics?
a field that combines psychology and linguistics to gain a deeper understanding of human language.
What is Socio-linguistics?
The discipline concerns itself with the part language plays in maintaining the social roles in a community.
Who proposed the 7 traditions of Communication?
□■ Robert T. Craig (1999)
What is Morphology?
● study of the internal construction of words.
What is Lexicon?
☆ A lexicon is a collection of words used in a certain language, profession, hobby, or specific group
What is Phonology?
● the study of speech sounds and manual units and how they change in different contexts within and among languages.
Types of Barrier in Communication?
(1) Language Barrier
(2) Physical barrier
What are verbals?
Verbals are verbs that do not function as a verb.
What is Gerund?
Verbs that turns into Noun by adding -ing
Participles are…?
Verbs that turned into adjective
What is an Infinitive?
An infinitive is a Verb that almost always begins with “to”
