Linguistics Basics

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Match the following terms with their definitions in linguistics:

Phonology = The study of speech sounds Morphology = The study of the structure of words Syntax = The study of sentence structure Semantics = The study of meaning in language

Match the following sounds with their classification:

[p] = Consonant sound [i] = Vowel sound [u] = Vowel sound [a] = Vowel sound

Match the following terms with their definitions in phonetics:

Bilabial = A place of articulation Aveolar = A place of articulation Aspirating = A manner of articulation Aspirated = A feature of stop consonants

Match the following terms with their definitions in linguistics:

<p>Phoneme = The smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another Morpheme = The smallest unit of language with a grammatical function Syllable = A unit of sound organization in a word Grapheme = A unit of written language</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions in phonetics:

<p>Voiced = A sound made with vocal cord vibration Aspirated = A sound made with a burst of air Bilabial = A sound made with both lips Aveolar = A sound made with the tongue behind the top teeth</p> Signup and view all the answers