Vocabulary
Linguist
A scientist that studies language.
"Romance languages, within the Indo-European language family, evolved gradually over centuries," what is the adverbial?
gradually
___________ language is the result of two groups coming together that do not speak the same language and create this new language to communicate.
Pidgin
The study of how sounds are organized and used in a language
phonology
Fill in the blank: Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese are examples of __________ languages.
romance
the study of language
Linguistics
Find the adverbial: Phonology is studied carefully to understand sound patterns
carefully
__________ is the result of a new generation being born into a Pidgin language.
Creole
give information about where, when, how, or how much
adverbials
Isolates
separate sounds or words
Discrete Units
"Each phoneme contributes significantly to the meaning of words," what is the adverbial?
significantly
Give an example of a NATURAL phenomenon.
Teacher discretion.
a single unit of sound in a language that can change meaning (Pat vs Bat)
Phoneme
The Romance Languages evolved from __________, which was used in ancient Rome.
how sounds are organized and used in language
sound system
"This linguistic phenomenon was observed yesterday in the lab," what is the adverbial?
yesterday
True or False: A school trend is NOT a phenomenon.
False
two words that differ by only one phoneme (single unit of sound)
minimal pair
A _______________ is the one language that generated other languages in its family. (The original language)
protolanguage
sequences of sounds with a specific meaning
, "A pidgin language develops rapidly when cultures interact," what is the adverbial?
rapidly
True or False: Sign language is the same in every country.
False
knowledge of sounds, words, and sentences/non-sentences
linguistic knowledge
The Indo-European language family is a protolanguage and is the origin of the languages spoken in modern ______________.
Europe