Morphology
What is an affix?
A bound morpheme added the beginning, middle, or end of a word that cannot stand alone.
The study of the hierarchy and structure of language
What is voicing?
When the vocal chord are activated.
True or false: It is very common for language to change over time.
True!
What is a suffix?
An affix attached after the root or stem.
What is a closed class morpheme?
A class that is often unchanged and not added to. Examples are and, because, the.
What does constituent mean in Syntax?
Words that have a special relationship.
What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?
Phonetics is the sounds possible in human language, while phonology is how they are actually realized.
What is the critical period?
A period, typical until 7, where a child can learn language easier than when they are older.
What is the place of articulation for this symbol: ɦ ?
Glottal
What is an allomorph?
A phonetic variant of a morpheme.
What are the three ways to test for a constituent?
Ask a questions, replace with a pronoun, and move around together
What are minimal pairs?
Two words that are the exact same, except for one sound.
What is descriptive grammar?
How language is actually spoken among a group of people and is what linguists study.
What is a bound morpheme?
An affix that can't stand alone.
What is derivational morphology, and how does that differ from inflectional morphology?
Derivational morphology changes the grammatical class of a word. Derivational changes a word in a structural way while inflectional is more surface.
How do we know that language has an underlying structure and hierarchy.
Because there is a correct word order and constituents.
What is a plosive?
Also known as a stop, a plosive is when two places fully touch for a sustained period.
What is code switching?
Code switching is the phenomena where a person switches in between a language, accent, or dialect because of their surroundings.
Draw a tree for: Some dogs love the beach.
BEAUTIFUL TREE
What is a root, and how does it differ from a stem?
A root is a morpheme that cannot stand on its own, while stem can.
Draw a tree for the following sentence: The woman walked the bird.
A BEAUTIFUL TREE
What is the following word in English: ʧɛr
chair
What is prescriptive grammar?
The idea that there are correct and rigid rules of grammar which shouldn't change.
What symbol is a voiced dental fricative?
ð