Semantics Key Terms and Phrases Flashcards
Morphology
the study of the internal structure of words
Phonology
the study of how languages organize speech sounds and how they convey meaning
Philosophy
the study of philosophical issues that arise in linguistics
Psychology
the study of the psychological processes involved in language
Phonetics
a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive speech sounds
Syntax
the study of how words and phrases are combined to form sentences
Pragmatics
studies how language is used in context, and how people interpret meaning in communication
Linguistics
the scientific study of language
Minimal Pairs
words that have different meanings but only differ by one sound
Stress Effects
the emphasis placed on syllables within a word to help distinguish words and determine meaning
Tonal Effects
the use of pitch to distinguish words or grammatical categories in a language
Description
the study of how language is used and structured, without comparing it to other languages or considering its history
Variation
the study of how language varies across groups of speakers, and how this variation is related to social factors
Complexity
a multidimensional field of linguistics that studies the structural complexity of languages, dialects, and varieties
Combination
a group of words that frequently appear together and convey a specific idea or concept
Systematicness
the statistical relationship between the patterns of sound in a group of words and how they are used
Cognitive Science
related fields that study how the mind works and how language is structured and used
Artificial intelligence
a branch of AI that allows computers to understand, process, and generate human language
Cognitive
a field of study that combines knowledge from linguistics, psychology, and other disciplines to explore how language relates to cognition
Semiotics
the study of how people create and interpret meaning through signs and symbols, including linguistic and non-linguistic communication methods
Lexical Relations
the ways words are related to each other in a language and are important for understanding the meaning of words
Context of Use
the environment in which language is used, and the factors that shape the meaning of the words and sentences
Unidirectional
o the idea that linguistic change occurs in one direction, such as from lexical words to grammatical words
Bidirectional
going in two directions or having parts that go in two directions, usually opposite from each other
