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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 language | helps us exchange or transfer of meaning |
| linguist | a scientist that studies languages |
| communication | conveys any kind of meaning |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people |
| inflection | makes use of endings attached to words |
| particles | small words to tell how the word works in a scentence |
| grammar | it is how we build a scentence |
| word | syllables make up a word |
| written language | uses symbols to represent spoken language |
| indo-european | our language family and the biggest |
| 1066 | changed grammar and added many words (date) |
| lexicon | the vocabulary a person uses |
| tone | can give words different meanings |
| communication | equals language, non-verbal cues, cultural cues |
| do's and taboo's | do's and don't's of a culture |
| pictograph | a graphic character used in picture writing |
| ideograph | a graphic character used in ideography |
| phonetic alphabet | an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech |
| written language | communication by means of written symbols |
| recognition vocabulary | The number of different words known without words analysis; words understood quickly and easily, sight vocabulary. |
| rich language | Poetry, newspapers and magazines advertisements |
| use vocabulary | regular uses |
| word | a basic unit of communication |
| sentence | a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language |
| stress on a word | tone |
| syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
| word order | the order of words in a text |
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