Language and Linguistic

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  • Linguistics The scientific study of language
  • Semantics The study of meaning in language
  • Morphology The study of word structure
  • Phonetics The study of speech sounds, how they are produced and perceived
  • Language The system of human communication
  • In theory Thoughts, ideas and inner speech
  • In use Speaking and writing
  • Form What the word looks or sounds like
  • Function What the word means or does
  • Code system Sender and receiver, share same signs and rules
  • Grammar A set of rules
  • Noam Chomsky Introduced the idea of Universal Grammar
  • Universal Grammar Humans are born with natural ability to learn language
  • Theory of Nativism Is a part of Universal Grammar
  • Linguist A person who studies language
  • Polyglot A person who speaks many languages
  • Modality How language is expressed, in which channel or mode
  • Syntax The study of how words are arranged into phrases and sentences
  • Semantics The study of meaning in language
  • Pragmatics The study of how context influences meaning
  • Phonology How sounds function in particular languages
  • Prescriptive grammar how people should speak
  • Descriptive How people actually speak
  • International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) A system used to write down speech sounds
  • Coinage New words, often brands
  • Borrowing Words from other languages
  • Blending Parts of words combined
  • Clipping Shortening words
  • Back-formation Removing part of a word
  • Conversion Changing word class
  • Acronyms Word formed from the initial letters and pronounced as a single word
  • Initialism The initials are spelled letter by letter
  • Onomatopoeia Sound words
  • Grammatical competence Sounds, words, grammar rules, form correct sentences
  • Communicative competence Use language in real situations
  • Code switching Switching between languages or language styles
  • Language Acquisition How people learn language, especially children and how it changes or is lost over time
  • The childs perspective of language Cooing, babbling, one word, two word, overgeneralization, child directed speech
  • Aphasia General term of language disorder
  • Brocas aphasia Difficult and slow speech, grammar incomplete
  • Wernickes aphasia Speech flow normally but does not make sense, difficult understanding language
  • Anthropology Language and culture
  • Child studies How children learn language
  • Computer science AI, translation, programming
  • Education Teaching languages
  • History How languages changes over time
  • Law Forensic linguistics
  • Medicine Brain and language
  • Psychology Language and thinking
  • Sociology Language, society, power
  • Philosophy Language and reasoning
  • Physics Sound and acoustics
  • Music Singing and voice

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