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Exam 1-Set 1
Language-Laterals
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
02/16/2013

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Language
Definition
A rule governed skill, with several levels of analysis which operate in both production and comprehension
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Pragmatics
Definition
rules of language use; social conventions; use of language for different purposes
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semantics
Definition
the meaning of language: individual words represent objects, events, properties, etc
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propositions
Definition
represent more complex meanings, including relationships among entities
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Syntax
Definition
the ability tostring words together into legal sentences within a language; permissible senetence frames
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Morphology/morphemes
Definition
the smallest meaningful units of language, and the study of how they are used
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Free morphemes
Definition
Units of language that can stand alone and still have meaning (daughter, swim, lone, fair)
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Bound morphemes
Definition
Units of language appended to words (prefixes, suffixes etc) to alter a word's meaning (-s in daughters, a- in alone)
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Lexicon
Definition
Basically all the words you know, and the rules you know to use with them
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inflection/prosidy
Definition
intonation, stress, and rythm (prosidy) of speech (HOW DOES THE WAY YOU SPEAK EFFECT WHAT YOU MEAN?)
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Phonology/phonemes
Definition
Individual sounds of language (EX: /sh/, /a/, /ah/ etc) and the study of rules for how you combine them
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Bilabial articulation
Definition
Lips together (p, b, m)
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labiodental
Definition
constriction of top teeth and bottom lip
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velar
Definition
constriction of tongue and roof of mouth
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alveolar
Definition
constriction between tongue and top of mouth behind teeth
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palatal
Definition
constriction between tongue and roof of mouth
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manner of articulation
Definition
a consonant made by constricting airflow between lungs and exiting the mouth. Different sounds are made by different constrictions
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Stops
Definition
airflow is completely stopped, then released (p, b, k, g, t, d)
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Fricatives
Definition
A voiced consonant made by friction of breath in a narrow opening (lower lip against upper teeth in "f")
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Nasals
Definition
voiced consonant when airflow through the mouth is stopped but continues through the nose
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