Linguistics and Language Learning Concepts

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Sociolinguistics

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The study of how social conditions influence the use of language

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Code Switching

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Interspersing one language with another

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Dialect

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Complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed, not written) with its own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar; often associated with regions or social groups

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Pragmatics

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The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of language

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Phonology

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The way in which speech sounds form patterns

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Phonemes

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The smallest unit of sound that affects meaning

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Phonographemics

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Study of letters and letter combinations

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Homonyms

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General term for word forms that have two or more meanings

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Homophones

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Two words with the same pronunciation, but different meaning and spelling (wood/would, cite/sight)

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Homographs

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Two words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but different meanings (stalk-to follow, stalk-part of a plant)