Anthropology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: International Phonetic Alphabet, Articulatory Phonetics, Acoustic Phonetics

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 1027A/B
• Professor: Kinga Pozniak

Document Summary

English spelling has nothing to do with sound. Theoretical concepts and analytical methods of languages: phonetics, phonology, morphology how words are made up of different parts, syntax how sentences are put together, semantic study of meaning, how different expressions convey meaning. Canadians hockey like: you are able to tell which sentences are correct and which aren"t, how to create novel/new sentences, we can speak about abstract things as long as we know the vocabulary. What linguists do: analysis of rule system (grammar, rules of a language, including: phonetics, phonology etc, describe grammar as it is used (not how it"s suppose to be used meaning how it works in real life) Linguistic competence what you know: ability to produce and understand an unlimited number of utterances, ability to recognize what does not belong in a language or is not acceptable. Linguistic performance how you use this knowledge.