Linguistics (eBook)

Essential facts for the science and study of human language production, use, acquisition, cultural development and more is here in this 6 page, colorful, digital PDF reference guide. Our linguist and author Kaylynn Schuetzner has covered the subject so thoroughly and succinctly in just 6 pages that the support for study in this course with this tool as a handy go-to for the need-to-know answers will no doubt increase understanding of the course material and help any student retain the facts needed to boost test scores and grades. At this price and with this amount of information at your fingertips this guide will be your best purchase to support your study of linguistics, whether it is a required course or if it ends up being your field of study. 6 page digital PDF guide includes: Branches of Linguistics Definitions Phonetics and Phonology Phoneme Phonetic Environment Vocal Tract Place & Manner of Articulation Suprasegmentals Tonal Languages Phonological Processes Morphology Lexicon & Computational Components Free & Bound Morphemes Morpheme Trees Word Formation Rule Morphological Processes Morphological Typology Syntax Constituents Phrase Structure Rules Syntax Trees Structural Ambiguity Word Order Semantics Philosophical Discussion Lexical & Phrasal Semantics Principle of Compositionality Semantic Roles Lexical Ambiguity Sense, Reference Conceptual Meaning/Denotation Associative Meaning/Connotation Semantic Lexical Relationships Formal Semantic Theory Pragmatics Speech Acts Cooperative Principle Felicity Conditions Idioms Sociolinguistics Register Pidgins & Creoles Dialects Diglossia Codes Slang, Jargon, Lingua Franca Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics Linguistic Areas of the Brain Speech Acquisition Critical Period Linguistic Developmental Milestones