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Linguistics Basics

Subject : humanities
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1. A transformation in which you add an auxiliary verb and switching to question format






2. A transformation in which you add a negation word to the sentence






3. The principle of cooperation that requires relevance






4. Affix in the middle of a word






5. Change the meaning of a word - or part of speech (ex. child -> childhood)






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






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






8. Meanings of the same word that are unrelated (bank)






9. The sequence of sounds that make up a word






10. The meaning derived from flouting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A sentence in context






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






22. The meaning derived from flouting






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






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






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






26. The meaning of a sign






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






28. Affix in the middle of a word






29. The ability to produce language - what you know






30. A transformation in which you add a negation word to the sentence






31. The ability to produce language - what you know






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






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






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






35. Morphemes that can appear alone (cat)






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






37. The meaning of a sign






38. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






39. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






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






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






42. An utterance produced by a speaker






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






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






45. How sentences and texts are used in the world(context)






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






47. Mental representation of a word






48. Used by linguists to represent sounds in the languages of the world






49. Having more than one meaning (polysemy)






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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