vocabulary
what is the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
morpheme
What is a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence called?
a dependent clause
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word; connotation is the additional meaning or emotion associated with it.
What is pragmatics?
The study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning
What is aphasia?
A language disorder resulting from brain damage that affects speaking, understanding, reading, and writing
what is the term for the study of the sound system of a language?
phonology
What is the term for a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence?
independent clause
What is the term for words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings?
homonyms
What is an example of a speech act?
Making a request, giving a command, or making a promise
What is dyslexia?
A reading disorder characterized by trouble with reading despite normal intelligence
what is the term for a words meaning and the relationship among words?
semantics
What do we call a word or phrase that renames or provides additional information about a noun
appositive
What is the study of word meanings and word relations?
lexical semantics
What is the principle that speakers usually follow to make their contributions as informative as necessary?
The Gricean Maxims
What is the term for difficulty in producing or understanding speech due to neurological damage?
aphasia
What do we call the set of rules that dictates the structure of sentences?
syntax
what is a complex sentence?
A sentence that contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause
What is a semantic field?
A set of words related in meaning
What is the difference between literal and figurative language?
Literal language means exactly what it says; figurative language uses metaphors or similes to convey meaning.
What is a common characteristic of Broca's aphasia?
Difficulty in speech production
What term describes the ability to understand and produce language?
linguistic competence
What is the term for a grammatical mistake where two or more independent clauses are joined without a conjunction or proper punctuation?
run on sentence
What is polysemy?
The phenomenon where a single word has multiple related meanings
What is implicature?
The implied meaning that goes beyond the literal expression
What is Wernicke's aphasia?
A condition where individuals can produce speech but have difficulty understanding language and producing meaningful sentences