Psychology: Thinking and Language

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A, an and ill are all examples of:

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Morphemes

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The child who says “milk gone” is engaging in ____________. This type of utterance demonstrates that children are actively experimenting with the rules of ____________.

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Telegraphic speech; syntax

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Phonemes are best defined as:

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The basic sounds of consonants and vowels

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A word or part of a word that is in itself meaningful, but that cannot be broken into smaller meaningful units, is called

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Morpheme

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The rules of grammar are rules of

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Syntax

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Morphemes

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the smallest units of sound that carry meaning

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Phonemes

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the smallest units of sound that make up language

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Grammar

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the system of rules for acceptable language

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Syntax

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the system of rules for putting words in order

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Semantics

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the system of using words to create meaning