INTRODUCTION TO FILIPINO LINGUISTICS

It is the complete set of words and phrases in a language, including their meanings, usage, and relationships with other words.

• Context

• Discourse

• Grammar
• Lexicon

It refers to the surrounding words, situations, or background information that help us understand the meaning of a message.

• Discourse

• Context

• Grammar

• Lexicon

It refers to the way words and phrases are arranged in a particular sequence.

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

It is a regional or geographical variety of a language, spoken by a specific group of people in a particular area.

• Dialect

• Colloquial

• Formal

• Slang

These are the smallest units of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language.

• Minimal Pairs

• Phonemes

• Morphemes

• Phonetics

It is the core part of a word that holds the main meaning.

• Root

• Prefix

• Suffix

• Circumfix

It is the study of how context influences meaning in communication.

• Semantics

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Pragmatics

It refers to the informal, everyday speech that people use in casual conversations.

• Dialect

• Colloquial

• Slang

• Lingo

It involves using of words or phrases from different languages within the same sentence.

• Multilingual dialogue
• Bilingual communication
• Code-mixing

• Code-switching

These are informal, non-standard words or expressions that are commonly used in casual speech.

• Dialect

• Colloquial

• Jargon

• Slang