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Linguistics Basics

Subject : humanities
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1. Parts of a word are translated from other languages to create a new word (Fernsprecher)






2. Figurative use of meaning (Bob is a pig)






3. Figurative use of meaning (Bob is a pig)






4. Words that depend on the context of a sentence for meaning (I - here - now)






5. The principle of cooperation that states to avoid obscurity and ambiguity - be brief and orderly






6. A transformation in which you add an auxiliary verb and switching to question format






7. The overall meaning of a text






8. The situation in which a sentence is uttered






9. 1. Representations 2. Directives 3. Expressives 4. Commissives 5. Declaratives






10. The vocabulary of a speaker/language






11. Deals with how sentences are formed






12. Using a word from another language to create a new word (cafe - deja-vu)






13. One who knows many languages






14. The set of sentences that must be true for the sentence to be true






15. The fact that saying something commits you to it (vow - promise - swearing) (speech act)






16. Required by syntax - mark grammatical categories (plurality - tense - comparative - etc) suffixes only






17. The sequence of sounds that make up a word






18. Core meaning - corresponds to a sign's sense or intension - the literal meaning of a word






19. Moving parts of a sentence into different positions for emphatic purposes






20. Two words of different meanings that differ in only one phoneme (bit and pit - dog and dock)






21. What can be deduced from the sentence's literal meaning






22. A transformation in which you change the voice of the sentence (Mary stoop up John --> John was stood up by Mary)






23. Deals with how sounds are put together to form words






24. Occurs when words have been disambigued and a sentence has a clear meaning






25. Occurs when words have been disambigued and a sentence has a clear meaning






26. 1. Airstream 2. Phonation 3. Nasalization 4. Articulation






27. The branch of pragmatics that studies deictic words






28. Describes how language words today or at any given moment in time - not concerned with origin/history






29. 1. Quality or timbre 2. Volume 3. Length 4. Pitch or tone






30. Shortening a longer word (phone - auto) to create new words






31. The meaning derived from flouting






32. Invent new words from scratch (Xerox - Kleenex)






33. One who knows many languages






34. A new word






35. Core meaning - corresponds to a sign's sense or intension - the literal meaning of a word






36. 1. Quality or timbre 2. Volume 3. Length 4. Pitch or tone






37. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






38. Affixes - need to attach to another morpheme






39. Shift in meaning (drink a glass of water)






40. The meaning of a sign






41. A syntactic phenomenon where a given constituent is in a constituent of the same kind






42. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






43. What can be deduced from the sentence's literal meaning






44. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






45. The sequence of sounds that make up a word






46. Deals with the sounds of a language






47. 1. Representations 2. Directives 3. Expressives 4. Commissives 5. Declaratives






48. The property of the surface structure of the text to 'hold together'






49. Two linked turns by different speakers which make sense only taken together (How are you? Fine. How about you?)






50. A single sound. K - d - t - e