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. Do not end sentence with a preposition (where do you come from vs. from where do you come?) Do not split an infinitive (to boldly go vs. to go boldly) It describes patterns, not telling people how they ought to speak: these are rules you pick up on your own, not conscious. What native speaker would say or judge to be a possible sentence. Native speakers would call the first of both examples grammatical. Two main points: unconscious knowledge of the patterns and rules of our own language, spelling vs. pronunciation (writing vs. speech) Knowledge of language = linguistic competence = mental grammar. Model of mental grammar = linguist"s grammar. 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: signifier (the form physical appearance/pronunciations, signified (the meaning)
