LINB18H3 Lecture 1: Lecture 1
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Knowledge of sounds ( =phonetics, phonology: when you know a language, you know which sounds are part of the language. Knowledge of word structure ( =morphology: when you know a language, you know which words are possible and which are not. Example: im-mobile-ity but not *ity-mobile-im: un-deny-ab-ly but not *deny-ly. Knowledge of sentence structure (=syntax: speakers of a language also know which combinations of words are possible and which combinations are not. Example: this student is difficult to teach. It is difficult to teach this student: this student is anxious to leave. * it is anxious to leave this student: we use our knowledge of sentence structure every time we speak, creating sentences that have never been uttered or heard before. Knowledge of meaning (=semantics: speakers can recognize ambiguities in meaning. John ate the ice cream on the table. Meaning 1 = on the table, john ate the ice cream.
