Introduction to Linguistics for Speech-Language Therapy

These flashcards cover essential concepts of linguistics relevant to Speech-Language Therapy, including definitions, properties, and core branches of linguistics.

Define phonetics.

Phonetics is the study of the structure of human speech, specifically how speech sounds are produced and perceived.

What does articulatory phonetics study?

Articulatory phonetics studies the production of speech sounds.

What is the focus of auditory phonetics?

Auditory phonetics focuses on the perception and hearing of speech sounds by humans.

What does acoustic phonetics examine?

Acoustic phonetics examines the physical aspects of speech sounds, including sound waves.

Define phonology.

Phonology studies the patterns of sounds within a language and how sounds can be combined to form words.

What is a lexicon?

A lexicon is the vocabulary or dictionary of a language, including words and fixed expressions.

Define morphology.

Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words.

What does semantics entail?

Semantics is the study of the meaning of words.

Define syntax.

Syntax refers to how words group together to form phrases and sentences.

What are phonemes?

Phonemes are the inventory of contrastive sounds that create differences in meanings within a language.

What is phonotactics?

Phonotactics are the possible combinations of phonemes allowed in a language.

Define allophones.

Allophones are subtle modifications of sounds that occur when sounds are combined in speech.

What does pragmatics study?

Pragmatics studies how language is used in context.

Explain the displacement property of language.

The displacement property allows language users to discuss things and events that are not present in the immediate environment.

What is the arbitrary property of language?

The arbitrary property states that there is no natural or necessary connection between a word's sound and its meaning.

Explain the productive property of language.

The productive property is the ability to continuously create and understand novel sentences.

What does cultural transmission refer to in language?

Cultural transmission refers to how human languages are learned through interaction within a community.

Define the discreteness property of language.

The discreteness property allows speakers to identify distinct elements, such as words and sounds, in spoken language.

What is the duality/compositionality property of language?

This property allows discrete parts of language to be systematically recombined to create new forms.

Explain the rule-governed property of language.

The rule-governed property refers to the systematic nature of sequence and word order in language.