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| A system of communication using sounds or gestures that are put together in meaningful ways according to a set of rules |
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| Instinctive sounds or gestures that have a natural or self-evident meaning |
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| The modern scientific study of all aspects of language |
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| The systematic identification and description of distinctive speech sounds in a language |
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| The study of language sounds |
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| The smallest units of sound that make a difference in meaning in a language |
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| The study of the patterns or rules of word formation in a language (including such things as rules concerning verb tense, pluralization, and compound words) |
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| The smallest units of sound that carry a meaning in the language. They are distinct from phonemes, which can alter meaning but have no meaning by themselves |
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| The patterns or rules by which words are arranged into phrases and sentences |
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| The entire formal structure of a language, including morphology and syntax |
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| A group of languages descended form a single ancestral language |
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| The development of different languages from a single ancestral language |
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| The attempt by ethnic minorities and even countries to proclaim independence by purging their language of foreign terms |
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| The study of the relationship between language and society through examining how social categories (such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, occupation, and class) influence the use and significance of distinctive styles of speech |
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| Distinct male and female speech patterns, which vary across social and cultural settings |
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| Varying forms of a language that reflect particular regions, occupations, or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible |
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| Varying forms of a language that reflect particular regions, occupations, or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible |
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