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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. A sentence in which no transformation has been applied






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






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






5. Deals with the sounds of a language






6. What we say in a literal sense (speech act)






7. A new word






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Affix after the root






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






16. Aspects of meaning concerning other meanings of an expression that may be activated when irrelevant (cock)






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






18. The meaning of a sign






19. One who knows many languages






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






21. The connection between shape and meaning is arbitrary






22. What we say in a literal sense (speech act)






23. Provides information about the group to which individuals belong






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






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






26. The sequence of sounds that make up a word






27. The vocabulary of a speaker/language






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






29. The meaning derived from flouting






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






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






32. The overall meaning of a text






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






34. Adding derivational morphemes to create new words (to fax)






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






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






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






38. The meaning of a sign






39. The principle of cooperation that requires relevance






40. The rise and fall of sentences






41. The situation in which a sentence is uttered






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






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






44. The sequence of sounds that make up a word






45. Blending two existing words (motel - brunch)






46. Meaning components






47. A sentence in context






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






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






50. The science that studies language







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