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PHONOLOGY describes how the language system combines (abstract) features into phonemes and phonemes into words
PHONOLOGY describes how the language system combines (abstract) features into phonemes and phonemes into words
phonology
MORPHOLOGY studies the relationships between words and morphemes (i.e. word formation processes) - inflectional ______: i.e. the study of how words can take different guises to show grammatical meanings
MORPHOLOGY studies the relationships between words and morphemes (i.e. word formation processes) - inflectional ______: i.e. the study of how words can take different guises to show grammatical meanings
morphology
PHONETICS describes how the speaker produces the fixed set of meaningful speech sounds and all their combinations
PHONETICS describes how the speaker produces the fixed set of meaningful speech sounds and all their combinations
phonetics
LEXICOLOGY operates at word level only, which is concerned with LEXICAL ITEMS, mainly words
LEXICOLOGY operates at word level only, which is concerned with LEXICAL ITEMS, mainly words
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E.g. English vs. Russian: onset syllables as ______ of different possibilities and language-specific rules kniga ‘book’, vnuk ‘grandson’, tkanj ‘fabric’, ptitsa‘bird’, etc. zdr-, zbr-, zbl-, zgr-, zgl-, zgn-, vzv-, vgl-, vzb-, fkl-, ftr-, vbr-, sxv-, vsk, etc. or 4: fspl-, fstr-, fskr-, vzdr-, vzgl-, etc.
E.g. English vs. Russian: onset syllables as ______ of different possibilities and language-specific rules kniga ‘book’, vnuk ‘grandson’, tkanj ‘fabric’, ptitsa‘bird’, etc. zdr-, zbr-, zbl-, zgr-, zgl-, zgn-, vzv-, vgl-, vzb-, fkl-, ftr-, vbr-, sxv-, vsk, etc. or 4: fspl-, fstr-, fskr-, vzdr-, vzgl-, etc.
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What does PHONOLOGY primarily describe?
What does PHONOLOGY primarily describe?
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Which branch of linguistics focuses on the context-dependent pronunciation of plural –s?
Which branch of linguistics focuses on the context-dependent pronunciation of plural –s?
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What is the primary focus of MORPHOLOGY?
What is the primary focus of MORPHOLOGY?
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What is the main concern of LEXICOLOGY?
What is the main concern of LEXICOLOGY?
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Which linguistic branch is concerned with the study of how words can take different guises to show grammatical meanings?
Which linguistic branch is concerned with the study of how words can take different guises to show grammatical meanings?
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