Aice Lang vocab list 2

Mrs. Marchett's lang A level

Computer-medicated discourse

The specialized form of language between online users

Conversion

Creating a new word, or a new word class from an existing one, or form a different word class

Creole

A native language, spoken by native speakers, which developed from a mixture of languages

Descriptivism

The view that no use of language is incorrect, and that variation should be acknowledged and recorded rather than corrected

Discourse Genre

Styles of written and spoken communication, different types of language for different text

Grammer

Has a wide meaning but is generally understood to relate to the rules for the appropriate use of language. Word order and meaning are included in the grammer of a language

Graphology

The study of the writing forms such as the alphabet, visual style of writing

Morphology

The study of the forms of words, such as Un-happi-ness. Word building blocks

Orthography

The study of spelling and how letters combine to represent sounds and form words, “color” US vs “colour” UK

Phonology

The study of patterns of sounds in a language and accross languages. The “th” sounds in English doenst exist in many languages

Semantics

The study of the meaning of the words. “star” can mean a celestial body or a famous person. Word meanings

Neuter

Neither male or female in language terms

Lexis

All the words in a language

Language family

A group of languages that are related in structure and which have evolved from a common proto language. “love language family”

Inflection

Any form or change of form which distinguishes gramatical forms of the same lexical unit

Syntax

The sentence construction and order of words in a sentence (syntax is part of the grammer of a language)

Pidgin

A simplified mix of languages, used to communicate between people who do not share the same language. Simplified mix

Pragmatics

The study of the ways in which language is used in its social context. context meaning

Prescriptivism

The view that language should have a strict set of rules that must be obeyed i speech and writing

Protolanguage

A common ancestor of modern language. Earliest root language