Key Linguistics Vocabulary

The following criteria apply to Descriptive Grammar...

Prescriptive grammar: prescribes the rules governing what people should/shouldn't say, rules are not natural, they must be taught or learned in school, and refers to the structure of a language as certain people think it should be used.

Label the pictures with the dialect each country speaks.

Click on all the statements that apply to AAVE.

Keeping Semantics in mind, label the image with one word most people would associate it with.

The study of language use in society and in sociocultural context is...

The picture shows examples of liquids.

These words are examples of....

These words contain examples of unvoiced consonants because the vocal chords are not used to make the sounds of these letters.

These words are examples of

This statement best describes semantics.

This chart shows examples of

Keeping in mind that some words have multiple meanings, and that sometimes more is being communicated than said, what is this picture an example of.

When a [blank_start]vowel[blank_end] sound is produced by humans the breath flows [blank_start]out[blank_end] through the mouth without being blocked by the [blank_start]teeth[blank_end], [blank_start]tongue[blank_end], or [blank_start]lips[blank_end].

Click on the letters that make approximant sounds.

True or False, the image shows examples of nasal sounds.

When consonants are formed by blocking the oral passage and allowing the air to escape through the nose. ex /m/ it is called...

Click on all the letters that produce glides.

This image contains all the aspects of...

This tree diagram shows an example of syntax.

[blank_start]Affricatives[blank_end] are accomplished by stopping the air flow and then releasing air to cause friction.