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SPOTLIGHT ON PHONETICS
Speech sounds are created by rapid and precise movements in our mouth, which give the sounds complex physical properties that our auditory system decomposes and translates into brain signals. The study of these characteristics of speech sounds is called phonetics.
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SPOTLIGHT ON PHONOLOGY
Every language has a particular inventory of sounds. The study of how these sounds are organized into systems of contrasts and patterns is called phonology.
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SPOTLIGHT ON SYNTAX
Despite the linear order of words in sentences, there is a hidden hierarchical structure and many silent components. The study of these structures and their components is called Syntax.
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SPOTLIGHT ON SYNTAX
Despite the linear order of words in sentences, there is a hidden hierarchical structure and many silent components. The study of these structures and their components is called Syntax.
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE SYNTAX OF SPEECH ACTS
Syntax is the study of the structure of language. This includes not only “obvious” grammar like word order, but also rules that help communicate speakers’ and listeners’ attitudes about a conversation.
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SPOTLIGHT ON PRAGMATICS
Pragmatics is the linguistic study of all the contributing information and context that we use to figure out meaning and intent from language information that goes beyond a literal interpretation.
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SPOTLIGHT ON FIRST lANGUAGE ACQUISITION
How did you learn to speak your native language? In the field of first language acquisition, we look at all the factors that take us from babbling babies to expert language users.
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SPOTLIGHT ON FIRST lANGUAGE ACQUISITION
How did you learn to speak your native language? In the field of first language acquisition, we look at all the factors that take us from babbling babies to expert language users.
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SPOTLIGHT ON PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
To produce a sentence or to understand a sentence spoken to us, we need to engage multiple cognitive systems, go though specific processes, and engage different mental representations. Psycholinguistics is the study of how language production and comprehension work beyond grammar.
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