Talking about language Flashcards
1
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syntax
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the grammar and word order
2
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modality
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meanings such as possibility and necessity
3
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modal verbs
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must, could, should
4
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phonology
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the sound system (pronunciation and intonation)
5
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phonemes
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different sounds that distinguish meanings
6
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diphtongues
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sounds made by combining vowels
7
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lexicon
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specialised term for vocabulary
8
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orthography
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specialised term for writing systems and spelling
9
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characters
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letters or symbols
10
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pictograms
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characters representing pictures
11
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ideograms
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characters representing ideas/concepts
12
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morphology
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how words are formed
13
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morphemes
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units of meaning (un-think-able)
14
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polysemous
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they have a number of different meanings
15
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context
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the language or situation around it
