EDU410 Glossary

 Concept of Literacy

The term literacy refers: 1. often mainly to reading, 2. sometimes to reading and writing, 3. and rarely, to reading, writing, speaking and listening

 Morphology

Morphology is a sub-discipline of linguistics in which forms and structure of words in a language are studied. In easier words, one can say that sounds combine to form words, and that is Morphology. Morphology is the study of how things are put together, like the make-up of animals and plants, or the branch of linguistics that studies the structure of words.

 Phonology

Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages. It is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages. The phonological system of a language includes a list of sounds and their features, and rules which specify how sounds interact with each other.

 PRAGMATICS

Pragmatics is the study of "how to do things with words", or "the study of the contribution of context to meaning".

 SEMANTICS

The most general definition of semantics is that it is "the study of linguistic meaning", or "the study of the meaning of words and sentences"

 Syntax

Syntax is the sequence in which words are put together to form sentences. In English, the usual sequence is subject, verb, and object. (Note: Syntactic languages, such as English, use word order to indicate word relationships)

 What is Language?

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Language is a system of communication using sounds or symbols that enables us to express our feelings, thoughts, ideas and experiences

 What is Meant by Literacy Skills?

We use the term of Literacy Skills in many contexts: for instance, while reading, while writing, while speaking, etc. We also talk about literacy rate of a country, and compare it with that of the other. So what do we mean by this term? What are the skills related to “Literacy”? Let us try to define it in more detail. Literacy skills are those which help in: • developing literacy, and • improving literacy.