Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcard, English

Front

People must find a way to express the ideas they have in their minds. These representations are called:

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Signs

Front

The significant sound distinctions in a given language, the sounds of "c" and "th" are called:

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Phonemes

Front

The study of units of meaning in language is called:

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Semantics

Front

This kind of "talk" focuses on relational meaning. It is known as: Trouble Talk, Double Talk, Rapport Talk, Report Talk

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Rapport Talk

Front

The word "dog" is a special kind of sign known as a what?

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Symbol

Front

The way we respond to others, like how boys respond to boys and girls to girls, and can be a characteristic conversational style, is known as:

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Trouble Talk

Front

Another term for the word "word", referring to units of meaning.

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Morphemes

Front

The study of how we use language in social contexts is known as:

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Pragmatics

Front

The study of sentence structure, like how words come together to form a sentence, is known as:

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Syntactics

Front

This type of "talk" refers to the focus on content, or what the conversation reports to say...

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Report Talk