An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
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The cerebrum is a subcortical structure in the brain that is involved in language processing.

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Hemodynamic neuroimaging is a method used to study the biological substrates of language by measuring blood flow in the brain.

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Sound change is a mechanism of language change that involves the borrowing of words from other languages.

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The comparative method is a technique used to reconstruct the history of a language family by comparing related languages.

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Dialects are variations of a language that are considered to be less prestigious than standard languages.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, is edited by 12 different people.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, has been published by Cambridge University Press since 2006.

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Since the text was published in 2014, the book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, is only available in hardback.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, is a resource for learning about Linguistics and Language in general.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, may be a resource for students studying language and linguistics at the Graduate level.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, discusses the origins of Language and Linguistics in detail.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, is written for the general audience, not for students studying language.

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The book, An Introduction to Language and Linguistics, was edited and written by the same 12 authors.

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The textbook explores the relationship between language and culture.

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The textbook focuses exclusively on the English language.

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This edition of the textbook has been updated to include current trends and issues.

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The book includes worked examples of $7$ different phonological analyses.

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The authors of the textbook, Ralph Fasold and Jeff Connor-Linton, currently hold professorships at the same university.

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Phonological variation is a type of dialect variation.

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The term "complementary schismogenesis" refers to the tendency for individuals to assume gender-specific roles in conversation, leading to diverging communicative patterns.

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Cuneiform writing is a syllabic writing system.

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The term "fossilization" refers to the process of acquiring a new language.

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The term "dialect" refers to a variation in language that is geographically distinct. There is no other type of variation recognized in this text.

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One example of a cross-cultural misunderstanding is the use of "back-channel cues" in conversation.

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The term "standardization" means that one dialect of a language comes to be dominant over others. It can be argued that as a result of standardization, the language becomes less expressive and flexible.

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The term "logographic" refers to a writing system that represents words, rather than syllables.

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The term "morphology" refers to the study of word structure

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Suppletion is a type of morphological operation where the word form is completely different for a particular grammatical function

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Inflection is a morphological process that changes the meaning of a word by adding a new category

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The "poverty of the stimulus" argument suggests that children acquire language entirely from the data they are exposed to

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The term "lexicon" in linguistics refers to the set of rules for combining words into sentences

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Syntactic trees are diagrams used to illustrate the hierarchical structure of sentences

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The "merger" operation in syntax involves combining two elements into a single unit

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The "heavy determiner phrase movement" rule states that phrases with more than one determiner can be moved to the beginning of a sentence

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Thematic roles refer to the semantic relationships between words in a sentence, such as the agent or the theme

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Quantification in semantics deals with the meaning of words like "all", "some", "few", and "many"

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Flashcards

Structural Linguistics

The study of language focusing on sound, form, meaning, and language change.

Contextual Linguistics

Focuses on language use in context, including discourse and dialect variation.

Phonological Analysis

The examination of the sound system of a language.

Computational Linguistics

The intersection of linguistics and computer science, focusing on language processing by computers.

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World Englishes

The various forms of English spoken around the world, reflecting cultural and social diversity.

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Universal properties of language

Characteristics common to all human languages, such as structure and grammar.

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Modularity

The idea that different linguistic components operate independently, like modules in a machine.

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Recursion

The ability to embed clauses within clauses, allowing for complex sentence structure.

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Phonetics

The study of the sounds of human speech, including articulation and acoustic properties.

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Phonemes

The smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning in a language.

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Allophones

Variations in pronunciation of a phoneme that do not change meaning.

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Phonotactics

Rules governing the permissible sound sequences in a particular language.

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Articulatory phonetics

The study of how speech sounds are produced by the human vocal tract.

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Morphology

The study of word structure and formation.

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Morphemes

The smallest units of meaning in a language.

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Derivation

A morphological operation that creates new words.

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Inflection

A morphological process that modifies a word to express different grammatical categories.

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Syntax

The structure of sentences and the rules governing word order.

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Syntactic Trees

Diagrammatic representation of the structure of sentences.

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Semantics

The study of meaning in language.

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Pragmatics

The study of language use in context.

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Thematic Roles

The relationship between participants in a sentence and the action.

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Child Language Acquisition

The process by which children learn their native language.

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Cerebrum

The largest part of the brain responsible for higher brain functions like thought and action.

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Cytoarchitectonics

The study of the cellular composition of the brain's cortex, focusing on the distribution of neurons.

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Language change

The evolution of languages over time due to phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic shifts.

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Phonological change

Alterations in the sound system of a language, affecting how words are pronounced.

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Dialect variation

The differences in language use within a particular language based on region, class, or ethnicity.

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Inherent variability

The natural differences found within a language's use across various contexts or speakers.

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Levels of dialect variation

Different degrees in which dialects can vary based on region, social class, etc.

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Lexical variation

Differences in word choice and vocabulary among dialects.

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Phonological variation

Variation in pronunciation between different dialects or speakers.

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Pragmatic variation

Differences in language use influenced by social context and cultural norms.

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Age-based variation

Changes in language use that occur across different age groups.

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Language standardization

The process of developing and promoting a standard form of a language.

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Behaviorism in language acquisition

A theory suggesting behavior is learned through interaction and reinforcement.

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Linguistics

The scientific study of language and its structure.

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Parts of speech

Categories of words based on their role in a sentence, such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

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Language variation

The differences in language used by different groups and in different contexts.

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Study Notes

Introduction

  • This book provides an introduction to linguistics.
  • It covers language in a broad scope.
  • The book is edited by Ralph W. Fasold and Jeff Connor-Linton.

An Introduction to Language and Linguistics

  • This is a bestselling textbook.
  • It is a clear and up-to-date introduction.
  • This edition is the second edition of the textbook.

Detailed contents

  • Includes an introduction and acknowledgments
  • Various chapters on the different aspects of linguistics, such as: sounds of language, words, structure of sentences, meaning, discourse, child language acquisition, and computational linguistics.

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