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1.1 language structures
Communications 102 with Caughlin at University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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phonology
the SOUNDS (not letters) of a language
-some sound different than other
consonant sounds (triple C)
consonants constrict closure
vowel sounds (triple V)
vowels make vocal chords vibrate
place of articulation
where the closure happens in your mouth -tongue touches front/back of mouth roof)
manner of articulation
stop the air, nasal -air goes thru nose
voicing
vocal chords are vibrating
(unvoiced: no vibration)
phonological rules
pronunciation of combined sounds: sign, signature, resign, resignation
morphology
structure of words
morpheme
the unit of a word that cannot be broken down any more or it loses meaning
-any word can be composed of one or more morphemes
ex) un + desire + able, "un" is meaningful but it's not a word
free morphemes
can stand by themselves
bound morphemes
need to be tied to another morpheme to have meaning
morphological rules
certain morphemes can only serve certain roles
ex) prefixes- must be at beginning
suffixes- put at end
*not all morphemes play together
syntax
language is structured and governed by rules
-phonology
-morphology
-syntax (sentence structure)
inflection
a secial kind of morpheme that does not change the class of the word it is affixed to
ex) adding "s" or adding "ed"
content words
nouns, verbs, adj, adverbs
the open set of words that carry the meaning of a sentence
(constantly adding words to this category)
function words
articles, pronouns, conjunctions
the closed set of words that connect content words and demonstrates how they relate to eachother
propositions
single ideas
coordination
linking via AND OR BUT or some other conjunction
relativization
one proposition is linked to another to qualify or restrict it
complementation
one proposition is used to fill in another
ellipses
omission of words that repeat content
sentential ellipses
what's omitted becomes predictable from the rest of the sentence
contextual ellipses
what's left out is only predictable from the context
pronominalization
using pronouns to replace longer/complex noun phrases
sentential
what's omitted is predictable
contextual
refers to something determined by context
About this deck
By: Ashley Nordman
Created: 2011-09-26
Size: 26 flashcards
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Created: 2011-09-26
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