A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics (Studies in Linguistic ...

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D
deep structure
deictic gesture
A BASIC COURSE IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS
denotation
derivational morpheme
diachronic analysis
dialect
dialectology
discourse
displacement
distinctive feature
diversification
E
emotive function
endocas t
F
free morpheme
free variation
function word
level of sentence-formation where basic phrase
structure is formed.
gesture accompanying speech that shows ideas
in the utterance as occurring before or after.
basic meaning of a word.
morpheme that is derived from some other
morpheme: e.g., cautiously is derived from
cautious.
analysis of change in language.
regional or social version of a language.
study of dialects.
message constructed linguistically in a specific
social context.
feature of language whereby a word evokes
what it stands for even if it is not present for
the senses to process.
minimal trait in a form that serves to keep it
distinct from other forms.
process of languages developing from a single
language and thus becoming diverse from it.
speaker’s intent during discourse.
a reconstructed skull providing a model of the
actual skull.
morpheme that can exist on its own: e.g., the
cautious in cautiously.
existence of two variant forms: e.g., the
pronunciation of the /o/ in tomato as either open
or close.
a word such as the or and that has a grammatical
function.