Sound & Sign in Linguistics 111

These flashcards cover key concepts from the 'Sound & Sign' lecture in Linguistics 111, focusing on the building blocks of language, phonetics, phonology, and their implications in society.

Linguistics

The scientific study of language and its structure.

Phonetics

The study of the physical properties of speech sounds and how they are produced.

Phonology

The study of how sounds function and are organized in a particular language.

Speech Perception

The process by which sounds of language are heard, interpreted, and understood.

Morphology

The study of the structure and formation of words in a language.

Syntax

The set of rules that govern the structure of sentences in a language.

Semantics

The study of meaning in language.

Pragmatics

The study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning.

Minimal Pairs

Two words that differ in only one phoneme, resulting in different meanings.

Allophones

Different phonetic realizations of the same phoneme that do not change meaning.

Hierarchy in Language

The structure in language where smaller units combine to form larger units, such as sounds to words to sentences.

Doing Language Justice

An approach that acknowledges all varieties of language as valid and promotes equity in linguistic contexts.

Standardized System for Transcription

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) used for representing sounds across all languages.

Linguistic Variation

Differences in language use based on social factors such as region, ethnicity, or age.

Speech Sounds

The fundamental units of language produced by the vocal tract or gestures in signed languages.

Cognitive Science

An interdisciplinary field that studies the mind and its processes, including how language is created and understood.