What is a set of symbols used to represent statements expressed in a language?
200
The study of meaning in language.
What is semantics?
200
Convert or transcribe.
What is translate?
200
Jerry is _ in English.
What is monolingual?
200
Phonetics
What is the branch of linguistics dealing with the study and classification of speech sounds?
300
Linguist
Who/What is a person who studies language and its structure?
300
The branch of linguistics focused on the study of the forms of words, including how words are built using prefixes and suffixes.
What is morphology?
300
Native or aboriginal.
What is indigenous?
300
Hieroglyphs is a _.
What is a writing system?
300
Synonym: Vernacular.
What is dialect?
400
Language shift
What is the process in which a language's speech community transitions to speaking another language?
400
A list of words usually with definitions or translations.
What is lexicon?
400
First language or native language.
What is mother tongue?
400
_ is a term used by linguists to identify a group of languages descended from a single common language.
What is a language family?
400
A method of teaching a foreign language by the exclusive use of that language?
What is immersion?
500
Accent.
What is a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language?
500
A language thought to have no current fluent speakers.
What is dormant language?
500
Language revival or reversing language shift.
What is language revitalization?
500
When children no longer learn a language as their mother tongue in the home, the language is considered _.
What is definitely endangered?
500
The study of language in its social context which includes the study of dialects, the way people speak in different social contexts, and attitudes toward languages and dialects.