Definitions/terminology of cla

Phoneme = The smallest contrastice unit in the sound system of a language. Semantics = The study of meaning. (sometimes the meaning is known, but how to pronounce is unknown) Lexis - The vocabuarly of a language. Childrens semantic awareness outwighes its phonological ability. Morphology = Area of language study that deals with the formation of words from smaller units called morphemes. Syntax = The way words are arranged in sentences. Phonology = How things sound (children understand internation before the word. Discourse = A stretch of communication. Pragmatics = The factors that influence the choices that speakers make in their use of language. Children; learn vowel sounds first, learn high frequency lexis, childrens first few words are monosalabic, children take things literally.