Test 1 study guide

ENG 204, Spring 2005, E. Johnson

This is a tentative outline: topics may be added or deleted

What is linguistics?

Descriptive vs. Prescriptive

Attitudes towards Language Variation and Change

Writing vs. Speaking

Animal Communication vs. Language

design features of language

Conversation: Cooperative Principle and Grice's Maxims

Discourse Analysis

Phonetics

Voiced and Voiceless sounds

Places of articulation: define and know examples

Bilabial, Labiodental, Interdental, Alveolar, Palatal, Velar

Manners of articulation: define and know examples

Fricatives, Nasals and Stops

Know consonant chart

Vowels: front/ back, high/ low, diphthongs

define and know examples

International Phonetic Alphabet: transcription IPA to English and vice versa

Phonology

Sound substitution and phonotactic constraints

Phonetics vs. Phonology: what is the difference?

Phonemes and Allophones

Assimilation

Phonological rules within a language

solve a problem

Linguistic Competence

Format:

The test will contain definitions, short answer questions, one long answer question (up to 1/2 page) and problems to solve.