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ESL Praxis set 1
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Free Morphemes
Base in root words that can stand alone
Syntax
Governs the form or structure of a language (sentences). Specifies what word combinations are acceptable and what ones are not
Pragmatics
The way language is used to communicate. The how, why, when, and where language is used. the intent of language, what the speaker means to convey
Linguistics
the study of language
Phonetics
The study of sounds across languages
Minimal pairs
a pair of words that differ by only 1 phoneme- Dog/Bog
Phones
the group of sounds that make up a phoneme
Inflectional morphemes
affixes that can be added to a morpheme without changing its part of speech-suffixes
Derivational morphemes
affixes that can be added to a morpheme to change its meaning and may change its part of speech
Voiceless stops
p t k
voiced stops
b d g
diagraph
two letter spelling for 1 phoneme, (graph= ph/ swing=ng/chance=ch/head=ea)
Consonant diagraph
two consonants pronounced as a single sound- ch, sh, th, wh, etc
Consonant Cluster
two or more consonants spoken together without an intervening vowel (e.g. spoon, tree, blue, string)
Rounded Vowels
refers to rounding of the lips to form the sound /u/ food; /v/ out; /o/ boat;