Language acquisition

Key words

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  • Created by: Becca
  • Created on: 20-04-10 10:06
Lexis
The vocabulary of language
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Semantics
The study of meaning
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Syntax
How words are arranged to make a sentence
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Language acquisition device
The human brains inbuilt capacity to acquire language
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Pragmatics
The factors that influence the choices that speakers make in their use of language
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Phoneme
The smallest contrastive unit in the sound system of language
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alice

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83% :S

SuzanaBBzz

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A 100%=D

the ***** man

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100 %! the lexis one was naerly tripped me up. good quiz :)

lottie

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I thought pragmatics was the true meaning behind the phrase?
For example, if I said 'it is really warm in here', the inferred meaning would be asking for someone to open a window?

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