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Term 3 Ling 103 Flashcards

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Ancient world
(21a history of linguistics)

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Transition from babylonian-samirian to Hebrew, focus on religious texts

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Word Class introduction
(21a history of linguistics)

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Introduced by Greek; Plate and Krataylos emphasised word-meaning relationships

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Etymology
(21a history of linguistics)

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The study of word origins, Plato and Krataylos were interested in this

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Aristotle’s disagreement
(21a history of linguistics)

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Believed word-meaning relation is conventional, not natural

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Middle Ages
(21a history of linguistics)

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Focus on Latin grammar imposition, universal grammar, and language origins

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Roger Bacon
(21a history of linguistics)

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Advocated one letter per sound in language for clarity

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Colonisation impact
(21a history of linguistics)

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western contact with diverse languages, Indo-European concept

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Romanticism Era
(21a history of linguistics)

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Interest in old literature, sound change, and morphology

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Grimm’s Law
(21a history of linguistics)

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Distinguishes Germanic languages with Indo-European group

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Structuralism
(21a history of linguistics)

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Focus on language system interrelations, not change

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Ferdinand de Saussure
(21a history of linguistics)

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Introduced linguistic sign concept, synchrony vs diachrony

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Langue vs Parole
(21a history of linguistics)

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system vs individual use acts

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Paradigmatic relations
(21a history of linguistics)

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words occupying the same sentence position

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Syntagmatic Relations
(21a history of linguistics)

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words combining in sentences

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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
(20a/21a linguistic relativity/history of linguistics)

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Language influences thought based on culture

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Bloomfield’s theory
(21a history of linguistics)

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Behaviourism influence, language learned behaviour

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British schools
(21a history of linguistics)

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emphasised prosody, meaning in context

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Noam Chomsky
(21a history of linguistics)

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emphasised syntax rules, universal language principles

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Joseph Greenburg
(21a history of linguistics)

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Studied functionalism, language diversification correlations

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Corpus linguistics
(21b corpus linguistics)

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study of language bodies electronically, statistical analysis

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Human analysts
(21b corpus linguistics)

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interpret computer findings, relate to societal context.

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collocates
(21b corpus linguistics)

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words connect by frequent co-occurrance

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Sketch engine
(21b corpus linguistics)

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A tool to identify the top keywords by comparing men’s and women’s comments

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Concordance analyses
(21b corpus linguistics)

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Method to study word context and gender relations

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Natural Language Processing (NLP)
(22a computational linguistics)

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Text data analysis using computational techniquesG

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Generative technology
(22a computational linguistics)

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Automatically producing language data using computational methods

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Low resource languages
(22a computational linguistics)

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Languages lacking resources for technological development

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Deepfakes
(22a computational linguistics)

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fake images or videos created to appear real

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Forensic Speech Science
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Analysis of spoken data in forensic investigations

30
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Forensic linguistics
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Analysis of textual data in forensic investigations

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Jan Svartvik
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Forensic linguist analysing Evan’s statements

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Forensic Phonetics
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Phonetic analysis of spoken data in forensic investigations

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Forensic Transcription
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Determining what was said in a recording and by whom, especially in lower quality recordings

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Fraser (2018) Study
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Investigated inaccurate transcriptions impact on listeners perception of recorded speech

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Disputed Utterances
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Case study involving a controversially transcribed audio segment in a murder trial

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Enhancement Misconception
(22b/23a Forensic linguistics)

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Belief that enhancing audio simplified transcription (not true)

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Importance of Literacy Studies
(24a literacy studies)

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studying the role of reading/writing in society, communication and educational linguistics

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Literacy Crisis
(24a literacy studies)

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concern over people not meeting necessary literacy standards for effective communication

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Literacy Definition
(24a literacy studies)

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Ability to read/write; skill/knowledge in a subject with public discourse often framing it

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Literacy studies approach
(24a literacy studies)

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Focus on how reading/writing is used in various contexts and its role in peoples lives

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Literacy practices diversity
(24a literacy studies)

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Varied ways of utilising written language in different social and cultural contexts

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Literacy Practices: History
(24a literacy studies)

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Evolution from psychological skills model to sociolinguistic views emphasising social practices

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Literacy Practices
(24a literacy studies)

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Behaviours in specific contexts, influences by established norms and conventions

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Social practices
(24a literacy studies)

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ways of behaving and operating in specific contexts, influence by norms

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Literacy Studies
(24a literacy studies)

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Challenges the autonomous model of literacy, focusing on diverse practices

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Ideology
(24a literacy studies)

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Belief systems supporting power relations, influencing literacy value

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Ethnographic approach

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Research method involving observing literacy events and engaging with people

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Conlangs
(25a conlangs)

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Planned/artificial languages classified based on source material or purposeConst

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Constructed language
(25a conlangs)

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consciously created language with intended or resulting functional linguistic system

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Revitalised Languages
(25a conlangs)

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Language with new vocabulary, sometimes sparking conflicts

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