TELUS Flashcards
type ️only count the word in use once
tokens ️count every instance that a word occurs
phonological ️each phoneme is considered as consisting of a group of these features and differing in
at least one feature from the other phonemes
/i:/ +high, -low, -back, -round
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TELUS Flashcards
type ✔️only count the word in use once
tokens ✔️count every instance that a word occurs
phonological ✔️each phoneme is considered as consisting of a group of these features and differing in
at least one feature from the other phonemes
/i:/ +high, -low, -back, -round
/u:/ ++high, -low, +back, +round
where the features + or - hihg, = or _ low, + or - back refer to the postition of the tongue in the mouth
and + or - round to whether the lips are rounded or not
also concerned with:
a) the study of word-to-word relations in sentences, i.e. how sound patterns are affected by the
combination of words
b) the investigation of intonation patterns
orthographic ✔️(1) The practice or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
(2) The study of letters and how they are used to express sounds and form words. Adjective:
orthographic or orthographical.
'The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.' -Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
lexical unit ✔️form that points to or refers to
something in the outside world
two categories of words ✔️content and function
see typologies in Granger for further reading
, homonymy ✔️relation between words whose forms are the same (sound or spelling) but whose
meanings are different and cannot be connected
*distinguished from polysemy in that meanings cannot be connected
tail and tale
bow your head and tie a bow
lie down and don't lie
polysemy ✔️one word having two or more closely related meanings
foot of the bed, hurt his foot (both mean lower part)
morphology ✔️the study of how the forms of words change
morpheme ✔️the smallest meaningful unit in a language or the smallest bit of a word with
independent meaning
cannot be divided without altering or destroying its meaning
ex: kind
free morpheme ✔️can stand alone, cannot be divided into smaller units
bound morpheme ✔️cannot stand alone as a word
-s
-ous
im-
re-
allomorph ✔️[W]hen we find a group of different morphs, all versions of one morpheme, we can use
the prefix allo- ( = one of a closely related set) and describe them as allomorphs of that morpheme.
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