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level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
a system of conventional spoken, manual, or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves	Language
the knowledge of sound- symbol relations and sound patterns represented in language. Distinct speech sounds in language.	Phonemic knowledge
the aspect of language that involves word meaning and word labels. This is important as it widens your child’s vocabulary.	Semantic Knowledge
Knowledge of how words can be combined to create meaningful sentences.... is important as students begin learning more complex grammar rules.	Syntactic Knowledge
knowledge of word structure. Linguistic units that are combined to create words. This is important to give words new meanings and make sure words are used grammatically correct.	Morphemic Knowledge
understanding language is used differently in different situations. It is important as children learn conversational rules, how to be polite, and social register.	Pragmatic Knowledge
the scientific study of any aspect of language...a linguist might study the rules by which linguistic elements are formed...how linguistic elements carry meaning...and how language context influences and shapes meaning	Linguistics
The study of how language and social factors are related (Age, Race, etc)	Sociolinguistics
mental dictionary, the vocabulary each person has stored in the brain that contains the definitions of all the words that person knows	Lexicon
the study of the units of meaning in a language as they exist in comparison to one another; may include the study of the produced auditory or visual units of meaning	Phonology
the study of the structure and classification of words and the units that make up words	Morphology
a level of grammar that specifically refers to the arrangements of words and morphemes in the construction of sentences	Syntax
the elements of meaning surrounding utterances in a language	Semantics
The study of how languages change over time and the relationship among different languages	HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
The study of the neurological mechanisms underlying the storage and processing of language.	neurolinguistics
A subfield of psycholinguistics that studies the psychosocial and cultural factors involved in the origin of language and the development of linguistic universals. More current studies are determining the correlation between language potential and gene coding, as well as the study of human language both independently of animal communication, and as a continuum alongside other species.	evolutionary linguistics
The study of psychological aspects of language. Experiments investigating such topics as short-term and long-term memory, perceptual strategies, and speech perception based on linguistic models are part of this discipline.	psycholinguistics
A branch of anthropology that focuses on how language influence thought and experiences. Methodologies of linguistics and anthropology comparatively study the interrelationship between language and culture and how language influences social life.	linguistic anthropology
A broad range of activities which involve solving some language-related problem or addressing some language-related concern.	applied linguistics
A sub-discipline of applied linguistics involved in the description, analysis, and treatment of language disabilities, especially the application of linguistic theory to the field of Speech-Language Pathology.	Clinical Linguistics