General Linguistics

What is syntax?

• It is the set of rules and patterns regarding how words are structured to create a sentence

• It is the vocabulary knowledge

• It is the grammar knowledge

• It is what studies the internal structure of words

What is linguistic knowledge?

• It is the language knowledge we acquire when we are explicitly taught.

• It is the languag knowledge that we aquire inconsciously

What is metalinguistic knowledge?

• It is the language knowledge we acquire when we are explicitly taught.

• It is the languag knowledge that we aquire inconsciously

Understanding language in terms of linguistic/metalinguistic knowledge can help me as a teacher because...

• It is prestigious to know about linguistic/metalinguistic knowledge

• It can help me predict some issues that my students can have while learning a new language

• Every teacher does so I have to do it as well

The difference between the Functionalist and the Structuralist view of language is that...

• functionalists focus on how language is actually used and its function in interaction, while structuralists focus on rules, patterns and the structures of language.

• functionalists focus on rules, patterns and the structures of language, while structuralists focus on how language is actually used and its function in interaction.

In your own words, explain the internal and external view of language

Answer explanation

The internal view of language sees language as a mental, individual process.

The external view of language sees language as something that happens as a result of interaction

What is the dichotomy regarding how language develops?

Answer explanation

It is the discussion about NATURE VS NURTURE!

Chomsky advocates for nature saying that we have a "language devices" that makes us acquire language.

However, other people believe that it develops in a nurture way, which means that we acquire language thanks to the exposition to syntactic patterns, sounds, vocabulary in context, pragmatic conventions, etc.

REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT!

MARK ALL THE INFLECTIONAL MORPHEMES BELOW

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• -ed

• -ful

• -ing

• -un

MARK ALL THE DERIVATIONAL MORPHEMES BELOW

• -un

• -ful

• -'s

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Considering everything you know about syntax, phonology, etc, provide one original example of a problem that a student of yours may face (considering that their first language is Spanish) and explain why it might be a potential problem in their language acquisition process.