Linguistic Terms

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Receptive Language

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The ability to understand or comprehend language heard or read.

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Expressive Language

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The ability to use words, sentences, gestures, and writing to convey meaning and messages to others.

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Phonological Knowledge

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Understanding of the sound system of a language, including the ability to recognize and produce phonemes.

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Phoneme

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The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish words.

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Phonological Awareness

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The ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds of spoken language, including rhymes, syllables, and phonemes.

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Prosody

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The rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech.

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Semantic Knowledge

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Understanding of the meaning of words and word combinations.

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Schemata

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Mental structures that represent some aspect of the world, used to organize current knowledge and provide a framework for future understanding.

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Syntactic Knowledge

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Understanding of the rules that govern the structure of sentences.

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.