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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/04%3A_Words-_Morphology/4.15%3A_Exercise_your_linguistics_skillsThis page contains several linguistic exercises focused on morphology and syntax in different languages, including Turkish, Krey??l (Haitian Creole), English, and Hebrew. The exercises involve identif...This page contains several linguistic exercises focused on morphology and syntax in different languages, including Turkish, Krey??l (Haitian Creole), English, and Hebrew. The exercises involve identifying morphemes and their grammatical functions or meanings, examining word structures and affixes, analyzing compound words, and determining whether words are morphologically simple or complex.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/04%3A_Words-_Morphology/4.09%3A_CompoundingThe page discusses the concept of compounding in morphology, which involves creating words from more than one root rather than combining roots with affixes. English, like other Germanic languages, fre...The page discusses the concept of compounding in morphology, which involves creating words from more than one root rather than combining roots with affixes. English, like other Germanic languages, freely builds compounds such as noun-noun (e.g., doghouse), adjective-noun (e.g., greenhouse), and more. Compounds can be distinguished by pronunciation, interpretation, and syntax. The "head" of a compound, determining its category, is typically on the right in English.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.11%3A_GrammaticalityThe page discusses the concept of grammaticality in language, focusing on the relationship between syntax and semantics. Grammaticality refers to a sentence's structural correctness regardless of its ...The page discusses the concept of grammaticality in language, focusing on the relationship between syntax and semantics. Grammaticality refers to a sentence's structural correctness regardless of its meaning. Noam Chomsky's theories highlight the distinction, exemplified by "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously," grammatically correct but semantically nonsensical.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.06%3A_From_constituency_to_tree_diagramsThis section introduces formal notation of tree diagrams for making specific claims about sentence structures. It discusses phrase structure rules, which form the basis of generative syntax, a theory ...This section introduces formal notation of tree diagrams for making specific claims about sentence structures. It discusses phrase structure rules, which form the basis of generative syntax, a theory developed by Chomsky in 1957. Various rules for constructing noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP), and prepositional phrases (PP) are described through examples.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.02%3A_Word_orderThis page discusses the importance of word order in sentences, focusing on English's fixed Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure compared to languages with more flexible orders. It outlines basic gramma...This page discusses the importance of word order in sentences, focusing on English's fixed Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) structure compared to languages with more flexible orders. It outlines basic grammatical terminology such as sentences, clauses, predicates, and arguments, and describes how predicates are classified by transitivity and arguments by their position and role.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/04%3A_Words-_Morphology/4.02%3A_What_is_morphologyThis page discusses the concept of morphology in linguistics, focusing on how words are constructed from smaller units called morphemes. It explains how certain languages, like Inuktitut, use complex ...This page discusses the concept of morphology in linguistics, focusing on how words are constructed from smaller units called morphemes. It explains how certain languages, like Inuktitut, use complex words that convey meanings equivalent to full English sentences. The text touches on various intricacies of defining a "word" and differences in word construction across languages.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/COMS_100%3A_Process_of_Communication_(Stokes-Rice)/04%3A_Verbal_Communication/4.02%3A_Defining_Verbal_CommunicationThe text explores the concept of verbal communication, emphasizing that it involves both spoken and written language. It distinguishes between verbal and nonverbal communication and clarifies common m...The text explores the concept of verbal communication, emphasizing that it involves both spoken and written language. It distinguishes between verbal and nonverbal communication and clarifies common misconceptions. Verbal communication is described as a symbolic, rule-governed system, with symbols being arbitrary, ambiguous, and abstract.
