LINA01H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: International Phonetic Alphabet, Velar Nasal, Articulatory Phonetics
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Every language is systematic follows a set of rules. Grammatical: what a native speaker would say or judge to be a possible sentence. ie. native speakers think it"s grammatical even if it doesn"t follow prescriptive rules. Linguistic system as (at least) two parts: set of conventional signs, set of ways to combine these signs. Communication (verbal & non-verbal) relies on one thing standing for something else: two parts: 1. Signifier (the form physical appearance/pronunciations: signified (the meaning, two types 1. Iconic resembles referent: symbolic (non-iconic, arbitrary, no direct resemblance) ie. alien. Productivity: you can create new forms (words, sentences ), not memorized. You have virtually infinite ability to combine words to phrases to sentences while following rules. It doesn"t allow open-ended creativity ( ted poured the glass with water/is raining ) The fact that there are non-sentences show that rules are being violated.
