Unit 1 Session 2 Systems of Language Flashcards
The rule system within a language by which phonemes can be sequenced, combined, and pronounced to make words
Phonology
The study of word and phrase meanings and relationships
Semantics
The study of meaningful units in a language and how the units are combined in word formation
Morphology
The system of rules and conventions for using language and related gestures in a social context
Pragmatics
A writing system for representing language and the rules that govern it
Orthography
The system of rules governing permissible word order in sentences
Syntax
Organizational conventions used in longer segments of oral or written language
Discourse
Example: No English word begins with the sound /ng/; the sounds /p/ and /k/ are never adjacent in the same syllable
Phonology
Example: Every English word ending in /v/ is spelled with-ve; the letter x is never doubled.
Orthography
Example: Nat-is a root. Nature is a noun; natural is an adjective; naturalist is a noun; naturally is an adverb.
Morphology
Example: The word rank has multiple meaning. The words order and sequence have similar meanings.
Semantics
Example: “Our district recruits new teachers” is a sentence; “New teachers our district recruits” is not a sentence.
Syntax
Example: Discourse includes paragraph sentence, cohesive ties, and genre conventions such as story structure.
Discourse
Example: To one person I say, “That is my seat!” To another, I say, “Excuse me, my ticket has that seat number.”
Pragmatics
