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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. The overall meaning of a text






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






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






5. The science that studies language






6. All aspects of meaning that go beyond the sense of the word - or the literal meaning






7. Morphemes that can appear alone (cat)






8. A word that has died out






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






10. Aspects of meaning evoked by cultural or literary codes






11. An utterance produced by a speaker






12. The Principle of cooperation that states that one does not say what is false or what you lack evidence for






13. Purposefully violating one of the principles/maxims of cooperation






14. Meaning components






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






16. Mental representation of a word






17. Purposefully violating one of the principles/maxims of cooperation






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






19. Aspects of meaning having to do with the linguistic environment in which the expression occurs (cease and desist)






20. Deals with how sentences are formed






21. The overall meaning of a text






22. The ability to produce language - what you know






23. Affix before the root






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






25. Historical - shows how language has changed through time - traces the etymology of words






26. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






27. When a public body decides which language will be taught in schools - what languages public employees must know - etc






28. The effect an utterance has on its audience (speech act)






29. The rise and fall of sentences






30. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






31. The object which you can see - touch - hear - or smell






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






33. Associations that an individual/small group may develop through everyday experiences (inside joke)






34. A black and white - right and wrong approach to language - traditional - seeks to impose outside arbitrary rules






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






36. One who knows many languages






37. Using the initial letters of a set of words (NFL - NASA)






38. Combined phonemes - the smallest unit of language with a distinct meaning






39. All aspects of meaning that go beyond the sense of the word - or the literal meaning






40. A transformation in which you divide the phrasal verb (Mary stood up John --> Mary stoop John up)






41. A black and white - right and wrong approach to language - traditional - seeks to impose outside arbitrary rules






42. A transformation in which you divide the phrasal verb (Mary stood up John --> Mary stoop John up)






43. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






44. Having more than one meaning (polysemy)






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






46. Breaking a word down by the way it looks and adding morphemes (workaholic - veggieburger)






47. The principle of cooperation that requires you be as informative as required but not more than that






48. Deals with how the sounds are organized






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






50. When a public body decides which language will be taught in schools - what languages public employees must know - etc







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