LING101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Alveolar Ridge, Nasal Cavity, Hard Palate
13 Dec 2017
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Inaccessibility - the mental aspect of language is subconscious and difficult to study. Li(cid:374)guisti(cid:272)s is (cid:862)the s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) stud(cid:455) of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) la(cid:374)guage(cid:863) Perspectives: prescriptivism, deciding what language should be, descriptivism, observing what language is, semantics. Synonyms: antonyms, graded, complementary / absolute, relational, homonyms, homographs, homophones, polysemy, hypernyms / hyponyms, holonyms / meronyms. Where meaning is located: denotation and connotation. Componential analysis: using a chart to relate different words. Semantic features: binary features applying to the words being analyzed, denoted with a + and - and in [square brackets] Branches of phonetics: articulatory - how sounds are produced, acoustic - measuring the sounds, auditory - speech perception. Speech anatomy: diaphragm, oral cavity, nasal cavity. Larynx / glottis - glottal sounds: uvula. Soft palate / velum - velar sounds: hard palate - palatal sounds, alveolar ridge - alveolar sounds, teeth - dental sounds, tongue.
