TCH2203 Topic 1

What is syntax?

• the arrangement of words to create sentences in a language

• a study of word arrangement

• the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

What is morphology?

• Merging words to form new word

• The study of words; their forms and relations

• The form, structure and shape of word

What is phonology?

• The study of the production and perception of speech sounds

• The study of the organization and function of speech sounds

• The study of language use and context

What is phonetics?

• The study of the production and perception of speech sounds

• The study of the organization and function of speech sounds

• The study of language use and context

What is pragmatics?

• The study of how context contributes to meaning

• The study of language form

• The study of linguistic meaning

What is semantics?

• The study of how context contributes to meaning

• The study of language form

• The study of linguistic meaning