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Terminology
The Human Brain
ABCs of Language
I Feel Lucky
Say Whaaaaat?
100
This is the study of speech sounds
What is phonetics
100
This term has to do with speech errors and nothing to do with eating.
What are spoonerisms
100
This type of writing is used by blind people.
What is braile
100
It is because of this that English speakers can differentiate meaning between sentences like this: Let's eat grandpa ; Let's eat, grandpa
What is punctuation.
100
Babies aren't quite understandable when they do this.
What is babble
200
This is the study of words, phrases, and sentences.
What is semantics
200
These two hemispheres are in your brain and not in the sky.
What are the left and right hemispheres.
200
You don't want to use this type of emotion in an academic essay or formal email.
What is an emoticon.
200
Texting, instant messaging, are types of this
What is short message services.
200
This stage is when a child's utterance consist of one word.
What is holophrastic
300
This is the analysis of the structure of phrases and sentences.
What is syntax
300
This technique is based on repetition and nothing to do with how dark it is.
What is shadowing
300
Many people use this method to study Chinese.
What is pinyin
300
Writing has effected speech because of this type of pronunciation.
What is spelling pronunciation.
300
This type of error is when a language learner will say words like runned drawed sheep foots
What is overgeneralization
400
This studies the speaker's meaning rather than just what was said.
What is pragmatics
400
This type of linguistics is the study of the brain mechanisms and anatomical structure.
What is neuro-linguistics
400
Every syllable has this
What is a vowel
400
These are used to represent objects directly and literally.
What are pictograms.
400
I put the forks en la mesa is an example of commonly done action with bilingual speakers.
What is codeswitching.
500
This is the scientific study of language.
What is linguistics
500
This technique allows to you see where a reader has trouble reading a sentence.
What is eye tracking
500
This language requires that you put a space filler before a vowel even if there is no consonant.
What is Korean
500
FBI is an example of this type of word.
What is an acronym
500
This type of learner has a strong connection to a language through family connection.
What is a heritage language learner.