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Graphology / Orthography
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Writing system of language
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Phonology
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Pronunciation system of language - voiced and voiceless. Also, the study of how...
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Lexicon
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Vocabulary of a language
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4 Types of Language Variation
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Social Variation (society affects language), Temporal Variation (time affects language), Regional...
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Grammatical Words
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Words that, with lexical words, form sentences. Examples: In, on, be, that. . .
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Lexical Words
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Any word with true meaning. Examples: father, love, name. . .
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3 Major Types of Word Formation
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1. Affixation (adding suffixes or prefixes to words), 2. Conversion (Turning a noun into a...
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Back Formations
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Creating new lexemes by removing affixes. Example "edit" came from "editor".
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Blends
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"Welds" two words together, not like compounds. Example: motor+hotel = motel.
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3 Ways to Transmit Language
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Signs (sign language), Written Symbols (graphology), and Language sounds (phonology
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Which came first: spoken language or written language?
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Spoken language
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When did the first writing come about?
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3000 BC - 5000 BC
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Where in the mouth are language sounds made?
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In the oral and nasal tract. Also with tongue, teeth, lips, and palate.
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Phonetics
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Study of how humans make possible language sounds
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Vowels
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Where you put your tongue while speaking. "Open sounds"
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