ANT253H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Lexeme, Paul Grice, Vocal Folds
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No matter how many sounds a language possesses or how large its vocabulary is it shares it fundamental structures with other languages. To study the science of linguistic, errors were introduced in a sentence in various spots. E. g. pboy- the violated principle is not a selection of individual sounds (pen or ball) but combinations of sounds falls under the domain of phonology. English- one word= a lot of morphemes (equivalent to an english sentence) Syntax- in latin- the order of the word doesn t matter(they use case endings); in english it does. Drinking pizza semantic- meaning patterns- goes against the real world experience. Johnny being a girl- pragmatic- variations according to the context in which the language is used. Thus linguistic analysis involves examining language forms as structures that belong to specific levels. A triangle can have various forms acute, obtuse, etc but only one structure (three lines: thus that structure can belong to different levels forms.
