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Appropriateness of language

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etiquette and manners guide much of what we say and when to say it

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Consonants

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made by closing (or almost closing) part of the mouth. Obstructs air flow.

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Free Morphemes

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- can be used alone - single words (potato, table, chair, girl, call, etc.)

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Semantics

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the study of word meanings eg (Anomaly, self contradiction, synonymy, entailment, ambiguity)

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Vowels

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work without obstructing the air flow - by positioning the tongue and lips different vowel sounds can be produced

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Context

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Helps us to understand the meaning of sentences

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Morphemes

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the smallest meaningful unit of language

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Prepose

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take certain part of sentence and move it (usu. for emphasis)

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Syntax

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the aspect of language that specifies rules for combining morphemes and words into phrases and sentences (sometimes referred to as grammar)

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Transformational Rules

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rules for changing the word order (surface structure) of sentences, while maintaining the deep structure

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Language

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a means of symbolic communication based on sounds, written symbols, and gestures.

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Language must be

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Regular and productive ( human language is also arbitrary and discrete)

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Voicing

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do the vocal cords vibrate; duh and tuh have the same place and manner of articulation of only differ in voicing.

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Phonology

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There are also rules that govern how phonemes can be combined

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Bound morphemes

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include prefixes and suffixes - have meaning only when attached to a free morpheme (ed, s, un, non, ing, etc.)

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Manner of articulation

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how is the airflow obstructed

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Pragmatics

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the study of rules that govern effective use of language in social settings

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Phonemes

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the basic units of sound (/p/ /b/ /th/ /sh/ /g/ - around 44 in the English language)

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Place of articulation

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where does the obstruction occur

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