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Match the following subfields of Linguistics with their definitions:
Match the following subfields of Linguistics with their definitions:
Phonetics = study of speech sounds Morphology = study of word structure Syntax = study of sentence structure Phonology = study of sound patterns in language
Match the following concepts in Linguistics with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts in Linguistics with their descriptions:
Language acquisition = process of learning language Language universals = features shared across languages Language change = how languages evolve over time Pragmatics = study of language in context
Match the following subfields of Semantics with their definitions:
Match the following subfields of Semantics with their definitions:
Lexical semantics = study of word meaning Compositional semantics = study of sentence meaning Inference = drawing conclusions from language Semantics = study of meaning in language
Match the following concepts in Semantics with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts in Semantics with their descriptions:
Match the following fields of study with their definitions:
Match the following fields of study with their definitions:
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Linguistics
- Definition: The scientific study of language, including its structure, properties, and usage.
- Subfields:
- Phonetics: study of speech sounds
- Phonology: study of sound patterns in language
- Morphology: study of word structure
- Syntax: study of sentence structure
- Pragmatics: study of language in context
- Key concepts:
- Language acquisition: process of learning language
- Language universals: features shared across languages
- Language change: how languages evolve over time
Semantics
- Definition: The study of meaning in language, including word meaning, sentence meaning, and meaning in context.
- Types of meaning:
- Lexical semantics: study of word meaning
- Compositional semantics: study of sentence meaning
- Inference: drawing conclusions from language
- Key concepts:
- Sense vs. reference: distinction between word meaning and thing referred to
- Semantic relations: relationships between words (e.g. synonymy, antonymy)
- Semantic fields: groups of words related to a concept (e.g. food, emotions)
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