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, affect an attitude or emotion that a speaker brings to an utterance
phoneme any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that
distinguish one word from another
phonology the system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the
fundamental components of a language
phonemic awareness the ability to deal explicitly with segmental sound units smaller than a syllable.
Example: The sound units in D O G.
phonetics Study of sounds of the human speech.
phonics Involves teaching children to connect sounds with letters or groups of letters.
Example: (K) can be represented by C, K, or Ch spellings.
morpheme a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided
morphology the study of the forms of words and how words are formed
syntax the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language, and the set of rules to do so
lexicon the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
lexical ambiguity a situation in which a word has two or more meanings
discourse a continuous stretch of speech or written text, going beyond a sentence to
express thought
Dialect A variety of a language defined by both geographical factors and social factors,
such as class, religion, and ethnicity.
Exam (154) 2026 | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Answers
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales
Included
, affect an attitude or emotion that a speaker brings to an utterance
phoneme any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that
distinguish one word from another
phonology the system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the
fundamental components of a language
phonemic awareness the ability to deal explicitly with segmental sound units smaller than a syllable.
Example: The sound units in D O G.
phonetics Study of sounds of the human speech.
phonics Involves teaching children to connect sounds with letters or groups of letters.
Example: (K) can be represented by C, K, or Ch spellings.
morpheme a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided
morphology the study of the forms of words and how words are formed
syntax the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language, and the set of rules to do so
lexicon the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
lexical ambiguity a situation in which a word has two or more meanings
discourse a continuous stretch of speech or written text, going beyond a sentence to
express thought
Dialect A variety of a language defined by both geographical factors and social factors,
such as class, religion, and ethnicity.
