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| dynamic neuromuscular process of producing speech sounds for communication; a verbal means of transmission |
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| Smallest linguistic unit of sound, each with distinctive features, that can signal a difference in meaning when modified |
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| Socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols and rule-governed combinations of those symbols |
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| Language rule system of an identifiable group that varies from the rule system of an ideal standard |
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| process of encoding, transmitting, and decoding signals in order to exchange information and ideas between the participants |
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| degree of success in communicating, measured by the appropriateness and effectiveness of the message |
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| Vocal and non-vocal codes that are superimposed on a linguistic code to signal the speaker's attitude or emotion or to clarify or provide additional meaning |
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| orgizational rules specifying word order, sentence organization, and word relationships |
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| aspect of language concerned with rules governing change in meaning at the intraword level |
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| smallest unit of meaning; indivisible (dog) without violating the meaning or producing meaningless units (do,g). There are two types of morphemes, free and bound. |
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| meaning unit that can occur alone, such as dog, chair, run, and fast |
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| meaning unit that cannot occur alone but must be joined to a free morpheme; generally includes grammatical tags or markers that are derivational, such as -ly, -er, or -ment, or inflectional such as -ed, or -s |
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| the aspect of language concerned with the rules governing the structure, distribution, and sequencing of speech sounds and the shape of syllables |
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| a system of rules governing the meaning or content of words and word combinations |
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| refers to an individual's autobiographical and experiential understanding and memory of particular events |
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| contains word and symbol definitions and it is primarily verbal |
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| aspects of the meaning that characterize the word. Ex. semantic meaning of mother includes parent and mother |
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| prohibit certain word combinations like male mother |
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| words with almost identical features ex. abuse and misuse |
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| words that differ only in the opposite values ex black and white |
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| the study of language in context and concentrates on language as a communication tool that is used to achieve social ends. Concerned with the way language is used to communicate rather than with the way it is structured |
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| every speech utterance is called a ______ ___ |
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