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Language Files 11th edition The Ohio State University

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Linguistic Competence   "hidden" knowledge. (Stored in your mind)  
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Linguistic perofrmance   the way that they produce and commprehend language. (Revealed in your speech)  
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Performance Errors   errors in language production or comprehension, including hesitations and slips of the tongue.  
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Language   an abstractcognitive system that uniquely allows humans to produce and comprehend meaningful utterances.  
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Communication Chain   The process through which information is communicated, consisting of an information source, transmitter, signal, reciever, and destination.  
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Noise   interference in the communication chain  
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Phonology   study of sound system or sound pattern of language  
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Morphology   study of word formation. (wait on vs. wait for, might could)  
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Historical Linguistics   study of how language changes over time, how languages are historically related to one another.  
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Semantics   word meaning. (knock up, Brittish vs. American)  
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Idiolect   an individual's particular variety of speaking  
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Dialect   a variationof a language that is mutually intelligible with other varieties  
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Five basic characteristics of human language   (1) creativity (2)arbitrariness (3)productivity (4)complexity/systematicity (5) non-biological basis of variation  
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Dialect continuum   a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area, differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close, and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater  
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Isogloss   a line drawn on a dialect map marking the boundary of an area where a particular linguistic feature is found  
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Blending   Process of creating a new word by combining the parts of two different words Ex: Brunch, Spork  
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Sociolect   dialect associated with a particular social or economic class  
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Where in the US are American English dialects the most concentrated (which geographical location has the most variety)?   East  
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Which area has the least number of dialects (in the US)?   West  
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Backformation   New words that are formed by taking a verb and creating a noun  
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Jargon   Vocabulary words that are usually only used in specific vocations  
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Syntax   a component of mental grammar that deals with constructing phrasal expressions out of smaller expressions. (That's the dog bit me)  
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Sociolinguistics   the study of the interrelationships of language and social structure, of linguistic variation, and of attitudes toward language.  
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Pragmatics   study of how context affects language use  
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Applied Linguistics   the application of the methods and results of linguistic research.  
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Neurolinguistics   study of the neural and electrochemical bases of language development and use  
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Psycholinguistics   the study of the brain and how it functions in the production, perception, comprehension, storage, and acquisition of language.  
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Mutual Intelligibility   Situation in which speakers of different language varieties are able to understand and communicate with one another.  
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Compounding   word formation process by which words are formed through combining two or more independent words  
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Clipping   Process of creating new words by shortening a longer word  
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Coinage   process of creating new words without employing any other word or word part already in existence. Words are created "out of thin air"  
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Conversion   A word created by shifting the lexical catergory of a word to a different category without changing the form of the word.  
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Eponym   A word (such as a place name, invention or activity) that is based on the name of a person or people somehow connected with the word.  
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Linguistic Determinism   Language structure determines (strong) or influences (weak) thought.  
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Linguistic Relativity   Language structure influences (strong) or reflects (weak) culture.  
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Lexicon   (sub~hoagie~grinder~hero~po'boy)  
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prescriptive grammar   A set of rules designed to give instructions reguarding the socially embedded notion of the "correct" or "proper" way to speak or write.  
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descriptive grammar   Objective descrption of a speaker's knowledge of alanguage based on their use of language  
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idiolect   the language variety of an individual speaker  
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sociolinguistics   the study of the interrelationships of language and social structure, of linguistic variation, and of attitudes toward language.  
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geographic isolation   distance, physical barriers  
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Social Isolation   seperation by socioeconomic class, race, age, sex  
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Temporal Isolation   seperation over time, e.g., Old vs. Modern English  
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(3) Sources of Linguistic Diversity: Isolation   (1) Graphic Isolation (2) Social Isolation (3) Temporal Isolation  
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Nature of dialect variation: Accent (pronounciation)   --Phonetics (scots trilled vs. American vocalic r). --Phonology (pen=pin, cot=caught)  
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Nature of dialect variation: Morphology   wait on vs. wait for, might could  
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Nature of dialect variation: Syntax   that's the dog bit me  
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Nature of dialect variation: Semantics   knock up, British vs. American  
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Nature of dialect variation: Lexicon   sub~hoagie~grinder~hero~po'boy  
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Isogloss   line on a map marking the geographic boundary of some linguistic tarit. Bundle of isoglosses: dialect boundary  
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Linguistics   the scientific study of language. LINGUA= 'tongue'  
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Historical Linguistics   the study of how languages change through time; the study of how languages are historically related to one another.  
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Anthropological Linguistics   the study of the relations between language and culture and the relations between human biology, cognition, and language  
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Psycholinguistics   The study of the relationships between linguistic behavior and psychological processes, including the process of language acquisition  
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Neurolinguistics   the study of the neural and electrochemical bases of language development and use.  
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Pragmatics   The branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in which it is used.  
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aveolar (speech sound)   sound produced by raising the front of the tongue toward the aveolar ridge (bony structure located behind the upper front teeth) EX: (t, d, s,z,n, l/)  
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bilabial (speech sound)   sound produced by bringing both lips together. EX: (/p,b,m,w/)  
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labiodental (speech sound)   sound produced by making contact between the lower lip and the upper teeth. EX: (/f,v/)  
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interdental (speech sound)   sound produced by positioning the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower teeth.  
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retroflex (speech sound)   sound produced by curling the tip of the tongue behind the aveolar ridge (bony structure located behind the upper front teeth) usually to the top of the mouth  
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velar (speech sound)   sound produced by raising the back of the tongue toward the velum (soft part of the roof of the mouth behind the hard plate) EX: (/k,g,w/)  
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glottal (speech sound)   sounds produced at the larynx. EX:  
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Manner of Articulation: STOP   sound produced by completely obstructing the airstream in the oral acvity and then quickly releasing the constriction to allow the air to escape. (/p, b, t, d, k, g, ?/)  
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Manner of Articulation: AFFRICATIVE   Combination of a stop and a fricative. Sound produced by complete obstruction of the airflow followed by a slight release of the obstruction, allowing frication.  
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Manner of Articulation: FRICATIVE   sound made by forming a nearly complete obstruction of the airstream so that when air passes through the small passage, turbolent airflow. (/f, v, s, z, h  
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Manner of Articulation: NASAL   sound produced by making a complete obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and lowering the velum to allow air to pass through the nasal cavity, unlike oral stops. EX: (m, n  
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Manner of Articulation: LIQUID   consonant sound produced by an obstruction of airflow that is less narrow than that of stops or fricatives, but more narrow than that of glides. EX: (l,  
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Manner of Articulation: GLIDE   sound produced with a construction in the vocal tract that is only slightly more constricted than that of vowels. EX: (/j, w/)  
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voiced   sound made with the vocal folds vibrating. EX: (b, d, j, g, v, z,  
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voiceless   sound made without the vocal folds vibrating. EX: (/p, t, k, f, s,  
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (strong)   language determines thought and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories  
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (weak)   linguistic categories and usage influence thought and certain kinds of non-linguistic behavior  
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social stratification   hierarchical structures of class and status in any society  
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slang   informal, typically youth-oriented vocab  
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argot   a secret language used by various groups. vocab or stigmatized groups.  
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jargon   vocab of professional or occupational group.  
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English Only Movement   proposition 227 was made to have English only instruction was implemented in schools.  
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taboo   socially "prohibited" vocab  
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Derivation   morpheme added to create/ deriver a new word.  
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inflection   creation of different grammatical forms of words.  
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accents   variety of language that differs in pronunciation  
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dialects   variety of languages that differ in grammar/structure  
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morpheme   the minimal unit bearing meaning in a language.  
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free morpheme   a morpheme that is not phonologically dependent on any other morpheme EX: WIND-ed  
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bound morpheme   a morpheme that can't stand alone but rather must co-occur within a word with another EX: un, re, ed  
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lexical categories   a category of words, such as nouns or verns, that share certain sematic, morphological, or syntactic properties, or all three.  
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root   the core element of a word. it carries the heaviest sematic load and places restrictions on what kind of morphemes, if any, may be affixed to it.  
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affix   prefix, suffix, infix, circumfix  
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lexicon   mental dictionary  
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consonants   sounds produced with an obstruction to the airflow in the vocal tract  
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vowels   sounds produce without obstructing airflow  
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (linguistic determinism)   language structure determines (strong) or influences (weak) thought.  
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (linguistic relativity)   language structure influences (strong) or reflects (weak) culture.  
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taboo   socially "prohibited" vocab  
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p symbol   Voiceless.  
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b symbol   Voiced.  
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dialect continuum   when a large number of conigious dialects exists. EX: Spain and portugal the dialect is so close, they can still understand eachother to an extent.  
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bi-labial   words using two lips.  
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labio-dental   lips & teeth used  
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