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sign   a representation that points to an idea  
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referential meaning   what signs refer to  
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indexical meaning   what signs tell you about the speaker  
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descriptive grammar   a description of the rules native speakers implicitly know  
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grammatical competence   a speaker’s implicit knowledge of the rules of the /structure/ of their native language  
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communicative competence   a speaker’s implicit knowledge of the rules of the /use/ of their native language.  
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Name the "three faces of language"   Expression, Meaning, Context  
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Name the 3 kinds of signs   Arbitrary, Non-arbitrary, Representational (can you define these?)  
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Name the 4 unique traits of human language (Hint: ADDP)   Arbitrariness, Discreteness, Displacement, Productivity  
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register   the set of signs characteristic of a speech community or situation.  
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linguistic repertoire   the set of language varieties controlled by a community or speaker.  
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Name the 3 major aspects of a speech situation (context)   Purpose, Setting, Participants  
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