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EC-6
English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | Relating to the study of language and speech |
| Dialect | Distinguished features in speech that a group speaks of people; usually regionally similar |
| Standard English: | The national model used in speaking and writing that features little to no regional variation |
| Phonology | Phonology focuses on the sounds of language |
| phoneme | singular unit of sound |
| Syntax | refers to the rules that create the structure of sentences. |
| Subject-Verb agreement: | verb in the sentence shows what the subject is doing |
| Subject-Verb inversion: | two are inverted, the verb comes before the subject |
| Semantics | meaning of words and the relationship between words |
| Pragmatics | social rules of language |
| Prelinguistic Stage | No true language sounds /0–6 months |
| Babbling Stage | 6–12 months/Syllable repetition/Hand gestures |
| First Words | 12–18 months/Holophrastic” stage/One word = one sentence/Speak first words |
| Two-Word Stage | 1.5–2.5 years/Increased sounds/Context clues are important |
| Telegraphic Stage | 2.5–3 years/Stringing many words together/Speak in short messages |
| Beyond Telegraphic Stage | 3 years+/Continue to develop vocabulary/Fully developed language skills |