Linguistics Study Guide PDF

Linguistics Native Review What is linguistics? The scientific study of language. What is phonetics**?** The study of the creation and classification *of* sounds. The word \"phonetics\" comes from what Greek root word meaning sound or voice? Phon Where are your vocal folds located? In the lar...

Linguistics Native Review What is linguistics? The scientific study of language. What is phonetics**?** The study of the creation and classification *of* sounds. The word \"phonetics\" comes from what Greek root word meaning sound or voice? Phon Where are your vocal folds located? In the larynx How **is** sound created? Sound is created by vibrations producing soundwaves. What **is** an open vowel**?** A vowel produced with the tongue far from the roof **of** the mouth. What is a closed vowel? A vowel produced with the tongue close to the roof of the mouth. : 7 Open vs. Closed Vowels: A: Open E: Open 1: Open O: Closed U: Closed What is phonology? The study of the patterns of sounds in a language and across languages. What **is** a phoneme? The smallest unit of sound in a word. What is the most used alphabet across languages. Latin Look at the text below. What alphabet is being used in this text? \"Привет. Меня зовут Александр и я из России**.\"** Cyrillic Look at the text below. What alphabet is being used in this text? \"안녕하세요\" Hangul Look at the text bellow. What alphabet is being used in this text? **مرحبا**. كيف حالك Look at the text bellow. What alphabet is being used in this text? "Καλημέρα. Πώς είσαι?**"** What is an aspiration in linguistics? The puff of air when saying a consonant. What is Metathesis? The linguistic pattern of switching sounds and syllables in a word. What are examples of Romance languages? Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Romanian What are examples of Germanic languages**?** German, English, Dutch, Afrikaans What are examples of Semitic languages? Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic What are examples of Slavic languages? Russian, Ukrainian**,** Bulgarian, Serbian : What is a logogram? An image or symbol that represents a word of a phrase. Separate the word School into its phonemes. k/öö/1/ What **is** morphology? The study of words and how they relate to each other in a language. What is a morpheme**?** The smallest unit **of** meaning in a word. What is a free morpheme? A morpheme that can stand by itself. What is a bound morpheme? A morpheme that cannot stand by itself and must be bound by a free morpheme. What are examples of compounds? Doghouse Apple tree Rabbit hole **Firetruck** How many morphemes are in the word \"airports\"? Air/port/ **s** How many free morphemes are in the word \"mailbox\"? Mail/box What are examples of bound morphemes**?** **-es** -ed **un-** **1**