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Phonology - Chapter 1
LING 2P53
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Speech-Language Pathology
Undergraduate 2
02/29/2016

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Phonetics

Definition
  • Something measurable (waveforms, etc.).
  • Real; articulatory gestures and acoustic events.
  • Segmental (looks at segments)
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Phonology

Definition
  • Abstract representations (sound).
  • Psychological or cognitive symbol.
  • Continuous rather than segmental.
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Metalinguistics

Definition
  • Talking about language.
  • We are metalinguistically aware because we have writing system that allows us to analyze language.
  • Bilinguals are more able to think metalinguistically because they have exposure to two languages & their systems.
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Ferdinand Saussure

Definition
  • 19th Century (popularized linguistics)
  • Concepts: signifier/signified dichotomy = sign
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Sign

Definition
  • Each sign has one signifier & one signified
  • Two signs can have/share one signifier or one signified, but not both.
  • Example: "Bank" has two signified
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Lexicon (Mental Lexicon)

Definition
  • Generally located in Broca's area
  • Has phonological forms
  • Vary by word, part of word, context (speed, pronunciation, isolation, etc.)
  • Underlying form & "Occam's 14th Century Razor"
  • **Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity
  • **Notion of elegance vs. unnecessary clutter
  • Interconnected in terms of meaning (syntax?) & phonology
  • ** Example: "Bug"; Gating experiments
  • Lexical Decision Tasks (Lexical Priming)
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