COMD 2081 : Study Guide Test 1
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50 multiple choice, 25 labeling (matching labeling, 2pts. each) Animals have some form of limited communication but it is not language. Components of human communication and language: voice (sound source produced in larynx), articulation (movement of the speech mechanism to produce the sounds of speech), language (see below), fluency (easy, smooth, flowing and effortless speech) and hearing. Language can be defined either as a system of symbols and codes used in communication or as a form of social behavior that is shaped and maintained by a verbal community. Language can be described in terms of three areas: content (semantics rules that govern meaning), form (syntax, morphology, phonology connect sounds and symbols w/ meaning) and use (pragmatics). Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics: phonology: the study of speech sounds and sound patterns phonemes (a speech sound). Phonological rules govern which sounds may appear together and where: morphology: the study of word structures.
