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Chapter 6
Key Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A person's ability to understand what is being communicated. | Comprehension or receptive language |
| Gestures conveyed through body language. | Non-verbal code |
| Ideas or concepts we are communicating. | Semantics |
| The structure and sound of language. | Form |
| The rules for combining and patterning phonemes within the language. | Phonolgy |
| The actual sounds produced by speakers. | Phonemes |
| The rule system that governs the structure of words or word forms. | Morphology |
| The smallest unit of language that conveys meaning. | Morphemes |
| The order of words in sentences and the rules for determining that order. | Syntax |
| The purpose of functions of communication or how we use language to communicate. | Pragmatics |