LETRS Unit 1 Session 2

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Semantics
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The study of word and phrase meanings and relationships
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Morphology
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The study of meaningful units in a language and how the units are combined in word formation
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Discourse
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Organizational conventions used in longer segments of oral or written language
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Phonology
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The rule system within a language by which phonemes can be sequenced, combined, and pronounced to make words
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Syntax
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The system of rules governing permissible word order in sentences
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Orthography
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A writing system for representing language and the rules that govern it
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Pragmatics
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The system of rules and conventions for using language and related gestures in a social context
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Example of Phonology
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No English word begins with the sound /ng/; the sound /p/ and /k/ are never adjacent in the same syllable.
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Example of Orthography
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Every English word ending in /v/ is spelled with -ve; the letter x is never doubled.
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Example of Morphology
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Nat- is a root. Nature is a non=in; natural is an adjective; naturalist is a noun; naturally is an adverb.
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Example of Semantics
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The word rank has multiple meanings. The words order and sequence have similar meanings.
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Example of Syntax
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"Our district recruits new teachers" is a sentence; " New teachers our district recruits" is not a sentence.
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Example of Discourse
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Discourse includes paragraph structure, cohesive ties, and genre conventions such as story structure.
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Example of Pragmatics
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To one person I say, "That is my seat!" To another, I say, "Excuse me, my ticket has that seat number."