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Chapters 4,5,6
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
10/30/2012

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Morphology
Definition
Word parts
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Morpheme
Definition
smallest unite of meaning and grammar
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morphological analysis
Definition
analysis of word parts
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affix
Definition
everything that's not a root
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prefix
Definition
before the root
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suffix
Definition
after the root
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infix
Definition
within the root
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promonto
Definition
WHAT
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hierarchy
Definition
structure (power, order, age, etc.)
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inflection
Definition
changes tense, person, gender, etc.
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duration
Definition
creates new word
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syntax
Definition
grammatical structure of a language
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substitution frames
Definition
identify the pattern and how we are looking at them
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verb
Definition
expresses action and state- everything that follows a pronoun is the verb
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generative grammar
Definition
(Chomskey) human beings are to produce an infinite number of sentences and phrases to produce an infinite number of meanings (important because children create their own grammar)
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bound morpheme
Definition
must be attached to something
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free morpheme
Definition
a morpheme that can stand on it's own
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phrase structure/transformation rules
Definition
rules that generate a structure of a phrase
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phonological
Definition
assign specific sounds and produce a pronounceable surface
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prescriptive grammar
Definition
models of proper speech (exist in your own mind) (linguists do not study this)
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descriptive grammar
Definition
describe the structure and patterning of languages on their own terms
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deep structure
Definition
sentence that consists of lumped meanings "John eat cake"
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surface structure
Definition
"the cake is eaten by John", "John is eating", etc. Numerous variation of a sentence with the same meaning
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proxemics
Definition
study of how people perceive and use space (having to do with people)
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kinesics
Definition
study of body movement, facial expressions, gestures, and use of personal space.
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kineme
Definition
minimal unit of visual expression
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allokines
Definition
variant forms of kinemes
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emblems
Definition
gestures with direct verbal translations
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illustrators
Definition
gestures that depict what is said verbally
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regulators
Definition
gestures that control or coordinate interaction
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affect displays
Definition
gestures that convey emotion
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adapters
Definition
facilitate release of body tension
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complex gesture systems
Definition
gestural systems that can be used almost as effective as spoken language (high fives)
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proxemic stance
Definition
when two cultures person space collide
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kinemorphs
Definition
kines put together to make a meaningful unit
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eye contact
Definition
WHAT
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interdirectness
Definition
saying something without actually saying it
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context
Definition
who participants are, age difference, status, etc.
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linguistic competnece
Definition
ability to produce and recognize grammatically correct expressions without the ability to communicate
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communicative competence
Definition
ability to communicate in a language appropriately (more important)
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linguistic community
Definition
group of people who share a single language variety
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speech community
Definition
group of people who share one or more varieties of language
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communities of practice
Definition
group of individuals who interact regularly and share values.
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ethnography of speaking/communication
Definition
description and analysis of ways people use language
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setting/situation
Definition
place in which the conversation is occurring, including the overall psychological feeling of the place.
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participants
Definition
who can or should be involved in various speech events or conversations and what is expected of the various individuals
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topics
Definition
type of things discussed what is appropriate depending on who, where, goals, etc.
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speech acts
Definition
functions... (complaints, compliments, etc.) something it trying to be achieved
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speech event
Definition
any noise that is part of language
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mutual intelligibility
Definition
being able to understand a language even if the person speaks a different dialect
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dialect
Definition
systematic variation
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registers
Definition
variety of language that is considered appropriate in specific situations
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genre
Definition
different kinds of language, text, speech acts, etc.
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derrational morphemes
Definition
not a word added to a rod to change meaning
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inflectional morphemes
Definition
changes grammar
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morphological analysis
Definition
identifying and analyzing word parts
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hierarchy of morphemes
Definition
order of importance
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allomorph
Definition
vary the morphemes
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allophones
Definition
vary in sound
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hyper correction
Definition
using the wrong word, trying too hard to be grammatically correct
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collocation
Definition
words that go together
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isoglossa
Definition
when dialects create a chain of overlapping dialect; these are transparent
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degree of imposition
Definition
how much one can impose on a person depending on...
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ethnology
Definition
study of particular people
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ethnography of communication
Definition
description and analyzation of way that people use language
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communicative failure
Definition
don't get what you want out of conversation... inability to reach ones goal in communicating. hard to fix
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repair
Definition
fixing communicative failure, ask for clarification
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conversational analysis
Definition
study of basic conversation (tone, pause, etc.)
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discourse analysis
Definition
study of language that's longer than a sentence (talking to care, etc.)
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mistake
Definition
assumption, judgment, etc. that are incorrect. someone doesn't give you the response you wanted/expected
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