LL Comp 5 Vocab

The process through which individuals acquire and use language skills.

• Language Development

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

Example: A child's progression from babbling to forming words, phrases, and sentences.

• Language Development

• Phonology

• Morphology

The study of speech sounds and their patterns in language.

• Morphology

• Phonology

Example: Recognizing that the "ch" sound in "chat" and "cheese" represent different phonemes.

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

The study of the structure and formation of words.

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Semantics

Example: Understanding that "unhappiness" consists of the prefix "un-" meaning "not" and the root word "happiness."

• Morphology

• Phonology

The rules governing the arrangement of words in a sentence to create meaningful phrases and sentences.

• Semantics

• Syntax

Example: Recognizing that "The cat chased the mouse" is a grammatically correct sentence, while "Mouse the chased the cat" is not.

• Syntax

• Semantics

The study of meaning in language.

• Semantics

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

Example: Understanding that the word "dog" refers to a domesticated mammal typically kept as a pet.

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics