Phonology
What is Phonology?
Phonology is the study of the sound system of a language. Each language has its own sound system, including sets of rules regarding the arrangement of speech sounds in words and sentences
What is Syntax?
Syntax is the study of the rules governing the way words are combined to form sentences and the rules governing the arrangement of sentences in sequences
What is Pragmatics?
Pragmatics is the study of the social use of language. It includes rules about the way language is used in a social interaction, and includes rules governing conversation
What are suprasegmental features
Suprasegmental features refers to organization of sounds at word and sentence level. It includes intonation and stress patterns. Each language has its own suprasegmental features, in addition to its own set of phonemes.
State the verb element in:
The man walked his dog
walked (SVO)
Grices' Conversational Principle refers to what?
How people achieve effective conversational communication in common social situations. The conversation principle stipulates 4 specific maxims (rules): Quality, Quantity, Relation, Manner
What are phonemes and allophones?
-Phonemes: the smallest units of sound in a language
-Allophones: the variations of a single phoneme in speech
What is the clause structure of the sentence:
The boy is kicking the ball outside
subject-verb-object-adverb (SVOA)
Is the following an example of a direct or indirect speech act?
“Stop where you are and put your hands on your head”
Direct speech act (where the clause type matches the function of the speech act)
[Imperative/Command clause construction + function to command]
In the International Phonetics Alphabet (IPA), the symbol /t h/ would represent:
a) primary stress
b) intonation
c) allophone
c) allophone
Identify the Clause, Phrase and Word LARSP codes in:
My teddy eating
Clause= SV;
Phrase= DN
Word= ing
Define and provide an example of the following:
A complex sentence
Complex sentence: A sentence which contains two or more clauses, including a subordinate clause
eg: Although the boy was tiered he continue to run
Draw the syntax tree for the following sentence:
Babies recognise their parents
np vp
n v np
det n
(Clause elements: SVO)
According to Halliday's Speech Functions, what would be the preferred response to the statement: "I love to swim"
A) Compliance
B) Acknowledgement
C) Refusal
D) Contradiction
B) Acknowledgment
(preferred adjacency pair for a statement)
According to the IPA, how would the following word be pronounced? What does the /ˈ/ symbol tell us?
/ɪnˈsʌlt /
(Dont insult me)
Identify the Clause, Phrase and Word LARSP codes in:
Where my mummy?
Clause= QX
Phrase= DN
Word= -
What is the LARSP Clause code for the following sentence, and what stage of the LARSP chart would it be found:
Mummy sleeping
SV; Stage II
Draw a syntax tree for the following sentence:
Dogs will recognize the whistle of their owner
np aux vp
n v np
det n prepp
prep np
det n
Failure to tell the truth and provide accurate facts
Quality