Language Words

Dr. Ravi P. Reddy (India)
Words related to language and things related to it.
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  1. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
  2. alphabet
    a set of characters that are used to write a language
  3. vowel
    a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  4. semivowel
    a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
  5. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  6. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
  7. spelling
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
  8. lexicon
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  9. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  10. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
  11. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
  12. grammar
    the branch of linguistics that deals with sentence structure
  13. speech
    communication by word of mouth
  14. syllable
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
  15. phoneme
    a distinct speech sound in a particular language
  16. phonetic
    using symbols to represent each speech sound
  17. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  18. jargon
    technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
  19. linguist
    a specialist in the study of language
  20. literature
    writings in a particular style on a particular subject
Created on Sat Feb 09 14:22:46 EST 2013 (updated Sat Feb 09 15:57:59 EST 2013)

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