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Linguistics Basics

Subject : humanities
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1. Historical - shows how language has changed through time - traces the etymology of words






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






3. Putting two old words together to make a new word (railway)






4. Affix before the root






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






6. The connection between shape and meaning is arbitrary






7. Aspects of meaning having to do with feelings or attitudes of speakers (liberal - terrorist)






8. Aspects of meaning evoked by cultural or literary codes






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






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






11. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






12. The principle of cooperation that requires relevance






13. The overall meaning of a text






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






15. Affix in the middle of a word






16. A word that has died out






17. The vocabulary of a speaker/language






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






19. 1. Vowels (no obstruction) 2. Stops (complete obstruction) 3. Fricatives (Partial occlusion)






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






21. A new word






22. An utterance produced by a speaker






23. Describing the facts - Tries to determine why people use language the way they do - seeks to find the rules that govern spoken language






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






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






26. The ability to produce language - what you know






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






28. A new word






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






30. Deals with the sounds of a language






31. A sentence in which no transformation has been applied






32. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






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






34. Aspects of meaning having to do with different levels of formality






35. Affixes - need to attach to another morpheme






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






37. A word that has died out






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






39. The word that connects the meaning and the referent






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






41. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






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






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






44. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






45. The situation in which a sentence is uttered






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






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






48. Deals with the meaning of words - sentences - and texts






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






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







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