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Introduction to General Linguistics (WS 2003/04) - TERMS
General Terms
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM
generative
grammar
A formally explicit grammar which defines
the set of grammatical sentences in a
language; the term has been introduced by
Chomsky in this sense, and is also more
generally used for the grammar(s)
developed by Chomsky and the research
community around him.
S -> NP VP
VP-> V NP
NP -> John, Mary
V -> likes
generates:
John likes Mary
Mary likes John
Generative
Grammatik
language
acquisition
The process or result of learning a
particular aspect of language, or the
language as a whole; the term is used with
reference both to the learning of a first
language by children (child language
acquisition) and to the learning of further
languages or varieties (second language
or foreign language acquisition).
What is your
native language?
(Erst-/Zweit-)
Spracherwerb
morphology The branch of grammar that studies how
words are formed from morphemes.
Morphologie
phonetics The study of the characteristics of human
sound-making, especially of those sounds
used in speech; generally divided into
articulatory, acoustic, and auditory
branches.
Phonetik
phonology The study of the sound systems of
languages, and of the general or universal
properties displayed by these systems.
Phonologie
pragmatics the study of the use of language in context Pragmatik
semantics The study of meaning in language; in
generative grammar: how the meanings of
words combine to form complex meanings
of phrases and sentences.
Semantik
syntax The study of the rules governing the way
words and morphemes are combined to
form phrases and sentences
Syntax
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Terms for Syntax (and Morphology)
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM
adjunct an optional element of a
grammatical construction, whose
removal does not affect the
structural identity of the
construction. [In the theory of
generative grammar you are
learning in class:] An adjunct is
attached to a node A by
creating a second, higher node A,
and attaching the adjunct as a
daughter to this higher node A., and
as a sister to the lower (original)
node A. This operation is called
adjunction [G. Adjunktion], and the
adjunct can be said to adjoin to A
[G. an A adjungieren]. Only words
are assumed to adjoin to words,
and only phrases are assumed to
adjoin to phrases. The notion
adjunct contrasts with argument.
yellow in
a yellow chair
sometimes in
John snores
sometimes
Adjunkt
adverb a type of word that usually occurs
as an adjunct to a VP or to a
sentence. It most typically
expresses such notions as time,
place, manner, instrument, or
circumstance. Sometimes
considered a grammatical category
separate from adjectives.
often, happily,
carefully
Adverb
adverbial an element of clause structure
which functions like an adverb.
However, while the adverb is
always a single word, the adverbial
may also be a phrase with more
than one word.
in the zoo,
with all her strength
Adverbiale
affix a functional bound morpheme,
typically short and with a functional
meaning.
re in re-write
-s in cat-s
Affix
aspect a grammatical category which
relates to the internal temporal
structure of a situation
perfective,
imperfective,
progressive,
habitual, durative,
punctual, iterative
Aspekt
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auxiliary verb a verb which helps to express such
grammatical distinctions as tense,
mood, and aspect.
English auxiliaries:
do, have, be
English modal
aux.:
may, might, will,
can, ...
Hilfsverb,
Auxiliar
bound
morpheme
a morpheme which cannot stand
alone to make a word, but must be
combined with something else
within a word. Contrasts with free
morpheme.
plural -s in tree-s,
cran- in cran-berry
[Preisel- in Preisel-
beere]
Gebundenes
Morphem
circumfix an affix with two parts, one placed
to the left, the other placed to the
right of the element the affix
attaches to.
German
ge -__-t in
ge-leg-t
Zirkumfix
clause A type of grammatical construction
intermediate between a sentence
and a phrase, containing such
major functional elements as
subject and verb; classified into
independent (main) clause and
dependent (subordinate) clause. In
the theory we are learning, a CP
(minus any CPs that may be
embedded in it).
Mary thinks that it
is raining:
main clause: Mary
thinks;
embedded clause:
that it is raining
main clause
= Hauptsatz
subordinate
clause
= Nebensatz
composition
or
compounding
formation of new words by putting
together roots or stems (see below)
or words. The result of composition
is called a compound.
highschool
chicken thief
Komposition
constituent In syntactic analysis: a part of a
larger structure which forms a
distinct syntactic unit within that
larger structure. In a tree diagram, a
constituent is represented as a
node of the tree. Usually, only a
continuous sequence can form a
constituent.
all bracketed
elements in
[[under][[the][sofa]]]
Konstituente
coordination ('list' with and, or) the linking of two
or more elements as conjuncts in a
coordinate structure [G. koordinierte
Struktur], usually with the help of a
conjunction [G. (nebenordnende)
Konjunktion] such as and, or.
Mary and John
run and hide,
der Tisch und die
Stühle
Koordination
declarative a type of main clause typically used
to make a statement; contrasts with
interrogative (question) and
imperative.
John is sleeping.
Hans schläft.
Deklarativsatz
derivation formation of new words by adding
affixes.
sing-er Derivation
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finite verb A verb which carries tense, number,
and mood distinctions. Finite verbs
can occur on their own in an
independent clause. Contrasts with
non-finite verbs, which are infinitives
or participles.
John has sung:
finite: has
non-finite: sung
finites Verb
free
morpheme
a morpheme which can stand alone
to make a word by itself. Contrasts
with bound morpheme.
woman, smart, ...,
blue in blueberry
[G. blau in
Blaubeere]
Freies Morphem
function word A word which has little or no
meaning of its own but which has a
grammatical function. [This
definition for getting an initial sense;
ultimately function words have
abstract meanings in formal
semantics.]
the, of, and; have
in I have seen her.
Funktionswort
head-final a language or maximal projection is
called head-final if the head
standardly appears in final position
in its maximal projection, following
any specifiers and complements.
German VP:
[Bücher lesen]
Lg.: Japanese
(kopffinal)
head-initial a language or maximal projection in
which the head standardly precedes
its complement(s). (Usage is a bit
fuzzy where specifiers are
concerned.)
English VP:
[read books]
Lg.: English
(kopfinitial)
infix an affix which is placed inside of the
element it attaches to.
Tagalog -um in
sulat, s-um-ulat
Infix
inflection formation of grammatical variants of
a word.
book, book-s
sing, sing-s
Flexion
lexical word a morpheme/word which has a
dictionary meaning.
cat, take, green Lexikalisches
Wort
mood the grammatical expression of the
degree or kind of reality that the
speaker attributes to the rest of a
sentence. It is often expressed by
the finite verb, where typical mood
distinctions are those between
indicative [G. Indikativ],
subjunctive [G. Konjunktiv], and
imperative [G. Imperativ]. It is also
often expressed by modal verbs [G.
Modalverben], such as may, can,
shall, must.
Indicative:
that he goes
dass er geht
Subjunctive:/Konj.:
that he go
dass er gehe/ginge
Modus
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morpheme Traditional approximate definition:
the minimal unit carrying meaning.
More careful but less informative
definition: The minimal unit relevant
to morphological and syntactic
analysis.
tree-s consists of
two morphemes
tree and -s
Morphem
paradigm the full set of inflected forms
exhibited by some lexical item or
class of lexical items. [What you see
on the right is one paradigm.]
sg. pl.
1st am are
2nd are are
3rd is are
Paradigma
prefix an affix which precedes the element
it is attached to.
un- in un-likely Präfix
root a morpheme from a lexical class,
typically V, N, A, from which a
lexical word is built (by adding
affixes).
sing in sing-er Wurzel
sentence 1. traditionally, any utterance or
sequence of words which is
regarded as capable of standing
alone to express a coherent
thought;
2. in generative grammar, the
largest constituent that is capable of
syntactic characterization. – In the
theory we are learning, an IP or CP
that is not embedded in higher
structure.
Der Bär schüttelte
sich, nachdem er
gebadet hatte.
Satz
stem a morphological constituent larger
than the root and smaller than the
word. Derivational affixes are inside
of the stem, and inflectional affixes
attach to the stem.
word: singers
stem: singer
root: sing
Stamm
suffix an affix which follows the element it
is attached to
-s in tree-s Suffix
tense the grammatical expression of the
time of what is said in the rest of in
the sentence; traditionally classified
into past, present, and future, with
other contrasts recognized
depending on the language.
sing, sang, has
hung, had sung,
will sing
Tempus
word The smallest unit of grammar which
can stand alone.
tree is a word, tree-
s is a word, -s is
not a word.
Wort
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Terms for Semantics (and Pragmatics)
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM
antonymy the sense relationship between
words (or expressions) of
opposition with respect to some
component of meaning.
Antonyms: words (or
expressions) that are opposite
with respect to some component
of their meaning.
boy - girl Antonymie
assertion (i) statement; a sentence which
presents information as true, as
opposed to sentences that ask
questions, issue commands, etc.
(ii) that part of the information
encoded in a sentence which is
presented by the speaker as
true, as opposed to that portion
which is presupposed.
Peter stopped
smoking on Jan.1.
asserts that Peter
has not been
smoking since
Jan.1.
Assertion,
Behauptung
cancel an
implicature
Since implicatures are not logical
entailments but 'soft' inferences,
it is usually possible to make
them go away by explicitly
saying something that
contradicts the implicature; this is
called candelling the implicature.
[I wonder if any of
the boys went to the
party.]
Oh yes, some of the
boys went to the
party, in fact all of
them.
(eine Implikatur
"löschen")
compositionality a view or principle in formal
semantics, according to which
the meaning of a larger syntactic
constituent is derived from the
meanings of its parts.
extension of [red
car] is extension of
[red] intersected
with extension of
[car]
Kompositio-
nalitätsprinzip
connotation the set of associations (personal
or communal) that the use of a
word evokes. Contrasts with
denotation.
winter: cold, with
snow, skiing, ...
Konnotation
constative = statement. Used on contrast to
performative.
Mary is opening the
door.
contradiction a sentence that cannot be true,
or two sentences that cannot
both be true
This married man is
a bachelor.
Widerspruch,
Kontradiktion
coreference relation between two phrases,
typically DPs, that are interpreted
as referring to the same entity. In
linguistic representations,
coreference is typically
represented by coindexing.
[Lisa]i said that
[she]i would come.
Koreferenz
declarative see syntax section
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defeasible An inference is defeasible if it is
possible to cancel it by adding
additional premises to the original
ones.
Everyone I talke to
likes ice-cream ~>
Everyone likes ice-
cream.
demand
(command,
request)
sentence function which is
typically realized by an imperative
sentence; characteristic for this
function: The speaker wants to
get the listener to do something.
(Please) pick John
up at the airport!
Forderung
(Befehl, Bitte)
denotation
(also: referential
meaning)
good approximation to begin with:
the set of elements in the real
world picked out by a linguistic
expression.
Denotation of
[John]: the person
John. Denotation of
[red]: the set of red
individuals.
Denotation
entailment intuitively: a relation between
twosentences in which one
sentence follows from the other
sentence. More precisely: a
relation between two sentences in
which the truth of one sentence
guarantees the truth of the other
sentence.
a. Prince is a dog.
b. Prince is an
animal.
(a. entails b.)
Implikation,
logische
Folgerung
exclamation sentence function which can be
realized by declaratives and
interrogatives, also without a finite
element in C; characteristic for
this function: The speaker
expresses some emotion (such as
surprise, amazement).
John has three
cars! (declarative)
How can John
have three cars!
(interrogative)
extension essentially the same as
denotation, though often used in
contrast to intension, and as part
of a formal semantic analysis in
which all expressions have an
extension.
woman
- extension:
set of all women
- intension:
~female person
Extension
homophony relation between words with the
same pronunciation but different
meanings. Homophones are
words with the same
pronunciation but different
meanings.
light:
1. not heavy
2. illumination
Homophonie
illocutionary relating to the act that is
performed by a speaker by virtue
of an utterance
The speaker
expresses
amazement that...
illokutionär
imperative sentence type which is typically
used for commands, demands,
and requests
Open the window! Imperativ
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implicature also conversational implicature; a
'soft' inference based on an
addressee's assumption that the
speaker is following the
conversational maxims
interrogative the sentence type in which
questions are typically expressed
Is Mary's watch
broken?
intension intuitively, the content of an
expression; contrasts with
extension
(see extension)
paraphrase either of two sentences that can
be said to have the same
meaning, and that differ in the
words used or in their structure
1. I gave the book
to Eric.
2. I gave Eric the
book.
Paraphrase
performative Performative utterances are used
to do something, rather than to
say that something is or is not the
case. They are 'automatically true'
(or 'always true' or 'have no truth-
value', depending on who you
ask).
(Explicit)
performative:
I promise to be
there at 3.00.
Primary
performative:
I'll be there at 3.00.
performative
Äußerung
polysemy association of a lexical item with
different but related meanings.
bright:
1. shining
2. intelligent
Polysemie
possible worlds hypothetical (imagined, non-real)
scenarios. In philosophy of
language and in formal semantics,
a formal construct of the theory
that is important in modeling such
hypothetical scenarios, and in
modeling intensions.
mögliche
Welten
presupposition that which a speaker assumes
(takes for granted) in saying a
sentence, as opposed to what is
actually asserted. Presuppositions
come from lexical items or from
constructions. A standard
semantic analysis of
presuppositions is that they must
be satisfied for the sentence to be
true or false.
Peter stopped
drinking beer for
breakfast on
January 1st.
presupposes that
before January 1st,
Peter drank beer
for breakfast.
Präsupposition
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presupposition
accomodation
Typically the content of a
presupposition is known by
speaker and hearer. However, if
the
hearer of an utterance did not
already know what is
presupposed, she may be ready
to add that to her knowledge (so
as to make everything coherent).
The brother of my
girl-friend is coming
to visit.
presupposes that
there is a unique
brother of my girl-
friend. Even if the
hearer did not
know this, she may
be ready to
assume it's true
and add it to her
knowledge.
proposition The intension (meaning) of a
statement, ignoring the
illocutionary force of the
statement. Intuitively equivalent to
a 'state of affairs': the state of
affairs described by the
statement.
(It is true that) Mary
is opening the
door.
Proposition
question sentence function which is
typically realized by an
interrogative sentence;
characteristic for this function: The
speaker requests information from
the listener.
Did John arrive at
3.00?
Frage
reference denotation, extension; in the
simplest cases, the relation
between a syntactic phrase such
as a DP and an individual or thing
in the real world
(see denotation) Referenz
scalar
implicature
an implicature involving elements
that are ordered on a scale, and
deriving from the maxime of
quantity (be informative!).
John has 3 cows.
implicature:
John does not have
4 cows.
scale here: 1, 2, 3,
4, ...
Skalare
Implikatur
speech acts the kind of activity a speaker
performs with his or her utterance.
committing to the
truth of a certain
state of affairs
(Mary has arrived.),
requesting
information (Has
Mary arrived?),
declaring a
particular change in
the world (I open
the meeting.)
Sprechakte
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statement sentence function which is
typically realized by a declarative
sentence; characteristic for this
function:
- The speaker asserts the truth,
commits to the truth of the
statement.
- The speaker also wants the
listener to accept the truth of the
statement. (controversial)
John arrived at
3.00.
synonymy the relationship between words
(or expressions) of sameness of
meaning in some or all contexts.
Synonyms: words (or
expressions) that have the same
meaning in some or all contexts.
automobile - car Synonymie
Mathematical Notions
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM
empty set
The set that contains no
elements.
{ } leere Menge
intersection
The set of all elements that
are in both sets A and B.
{1,3} {3,4} = {3} Schnittmenge
subset
A is a subset of B means
that every element in A is
also contained in B.
{1,2} {1,2,5} Teilmenge
union
The set of all elements that
are either in A or in B or in
both sets.
{1,3} {3,4} = {1,3,4} Vereinigung
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Terms for Phonology (and Phonetics)
TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM
acoustic
phonetics
the study of the physical properties
of speech sound, as transmitted
between mouth and ear; usually
conducted with the help of computer
programs that analyze speech
recordings and visualize their
properties.
akustische
Phonetik
allophone Two allophones of a phoneme are
two sounds that are in
complementary distribution, and are
both derived from the same
underlying phoneme.
In German, is
a phoneme, with
the allophones
and .
Allophon
alveolar ridge see picture at places of articulation Zahndamm
auditory
phonetics
also perceptual phonetics; the study
of the perceptual responses to
speech sounds, as mediated by ear,
auditory nerve, and brain.
auditive
Phonetik
articulatory
phonetics
the study of how the speech sounds
are produced ('articulated') by the
vocal organs
artikulatorische
Phonetik
assimilation a phonetic or phonological process
by which a sound becomes more
similar to, or takes on one or more
properties of, another sound in its
environment.
Assimilation
cartilage Knorpel
cavity (a) hollow or empty space
(b) hole or bad part of a tooth
(a) Hohlraum
(b) Loch im
Zahn
complementary
distribution
Two sounds A and B are in
complementary distribution if they do
not occur in the same environment.
Often, this means that one of the
two sound occurs in one
environment only, while the other
sound occurs in all other possible
environments.
In German,
occurs only after
back vowels, while
occurs in other
environments but
never after back
vowels.
komplementäre
Verteilung
consonant speech sound produced with a
significant constriction of the airflow
in the oral tract.
p, f, m Konsonant
corona tip/blade of the tongue (see picture
at places of articulation)
Korona
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diphthong a sequence of two vowel qualities in
the same syllable; classified as
either a single (changing) vowel or
as a sequence of two vowels,
depending on language and theory.
au, ai, ou Diphthong
dorsum body of the tongue (see picture at
places of articulation)
Dorsum
esophagus 'pipe' upward from the stomach Speiseröhre
inventory the set of sounds (phonemes) used
in underlying representations in a
given language
The inventory of
English includes
, but not or
(Laut-)Inventar
larynx part of the human anatomy on top of
the trachea; the larynx is most
noticeable in the adult male neck,
where it 'sticks out' as what is known
as the Adam's apple. The main non-
speech function of the larynx is to
close off the trachea and the lungs
in the process of swallowing food.
The speech-functions of the larynx
are taken on by the vocal cords (see
separate definition), which are inside
of the larynx. These functions
include the production of the voicing
of sounds, and the production of [h]
and of the glottal stop.
Kehlkopf,
Larynx
Natural class
(of sounds of a
given
language)
The sets of sounds picked out by a
feature or a combination of features.
This set must include all and only
the sounds picked out by this feature
or combination of features.
[+high] : [i, u]
('high vowels')
[-high, -low] : [e, o]
('mid vowels')
Natürliche
Klasse
obstruent sounds that are produced with a
build-up of air-pressure in the vocal
tract. Many obstruents have a
voiceless and a voiced version, of
which the voiceless one is
considered unmarked. The
obstruents comprise plosives,
fricatives, and affricates.
p, s, ts Obstruent
(soft, hard)
palate
see picture at places of articulation (weicher,
harter)
Gaumen
pharynx the tubular cavity which constitutes
the throat above the larynx
Rachenraum,
Pharynx
phoneme (traditionally defined as the smallest
unit that can make a difference in
meaning; here also:) a sound that is
in the inventory of the language.
(see allophone) Phonem
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phonetic
representation
(PR)
'what we hear or say'; a form that is
either identical to the underlying
representation or derived from it by
the application of phonological rules.
phonetische
Form
places of
articulation
sonorant und not produced with a build-up of air-
pressure in the vocal tract; typically
voiced. The sonorants comprise the
nasal stops, the liquids, the glides, and
the vowels.
n, l, j, i Sonorant
trachea 'pipe' that connects the lungs and the
larynx
Luftröhre
transcription A method of writing down the
pronunciation of a speech sound, word
or utterance in a systematic and
consistent way.
for
(orthographic)
'think'
Lautschrift,
Transkription,
phonetische
Umschrift
underlying
representation
(UR)
'what we memorize'; in phonology, the
pronunciation as specified in the lexical
entries of morphemes or words. In a
standard cognitive understanding of the
grammar, this is the way speakers
memorize the pronunciation; part of the
postulated entries in the mental lexicon.
phonetische
Form
vocal tract the whole of the air passage above the
larynx; it can be divided into nasal tract
(the air passage above the soft palate,
within the nose), and oral tract (the
mouth and pharyngeal areas).
Ansatzrohr,
Vokaltrakt
velum
(=soft palate)
see picture at places of articulation Velum, weicher
Gaumen
vowel speech sound produced without a
significant constriction of the airflow in
the oral cavity.
a, i, o Vokal

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linguistics glossary and terminology

  • 1. 1 Introduction to General Linguistics (WS 2003/04) - TERMS General Terms TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM generative grammar A formally explicit grammar which defines the set of grammatical sentences in a language; the term has been introduced by Chomsky in this sense, and is also more generally used for the grammar(s) developed by Chomsky and the research community around him. S -> NP VP VP-> V NP NP -> John, Mary V -> likes generates: John likes Mary Mary likes John Generative Grammatik language acquisition The process or result of learning a particular aspect of language, or the language as a whole; the term is used with reference both to the learning of a first language by children (child language acquisition) and to the learning of further languages or varieties (second language or foreign language acquisition). What is your native language? (Erst-/Zweit-) Spracherwerb morphology The branch of grammar that studies how words are formed from morphemes. Morphologie phonetics The study of the characteristics of human sound-making, especially of those sounds used in speech; generally divided into articulatory, acoustic, and auditory branches. Phonetik phonology The study of the sound systems of languages, and of the general or universal properties displayed by these systems. Phonologie pragmatics the study of the use of language in context Pragmatik semantics The study of meaning in language; in generative grammar: how the meanings of words combine to form complex meanings of phrases and sentences. Semantik syntax The study of the rules governing the way words and morphemes are combined to form phrases and sentences Syntax
  • 2. 2 Terms for Syntax (and Morphology) TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM adjunct an optional element of a grammatical construction, whose removal does not affect the structural identity of the construction. [In the theory of generative grammar you are learning in class:] An adjunct is attached to a node A by creating a second, higher node A, and attaching the adjunct as a daughter to this higher node A., and as a sister to the lower (original) node A. This operation is called adjunction [G. Adjunktion], and the adjunct can be said to adjoin to A [G. an A adjungieren]. Only words are assumed to adjoin to words, and only phrases are assumed to adjoin to phrases. The notion adjunct contrasts with argument. yellow in a yellow chair sometimes in John snores sometimes Adjunkt adverb a type of word that usually occurs as an adjunct to a VP or to a sentence. It most typically expresses such notions as time, place, manner, instrument, or circumstance. Sometimes considered a grammatical category separate from adjectives. often, happily, carefully Adverb adverbial an element of clause structure which functions like an adverb. However, while the adverb is always a single word, the adverbial may also be a phrase with more than one word. in the zoo, with all her strength Adverbiale affix a functional bound morpheme, typically short and with a functional meaning. re in re-write -s in cat-s Affix aspect a grammatical category which relates to the internal temporal structure of a situation perfective, imperfective, progressive, habitual, durative, punctual, iterative Aspekt
  • 3. 3 auxiliary verb a verb which helps to express such grammatical distinctions as tense, mood, and aspect. English auxiliaries: do, have, be English modal aux.: may, might, will, can, ... Hilfsverb, Auxiliar bound morpheme a morpheme which cannot stand alone to make a word, but must be combined with something else within a word. Contrasts with free morpheme. plural -s in tree-s, cran- in cran-berry [Preisel- in Preisel- beere] Gebundenes Morphem circumfix an affix with two parts, one placed to the left, the other placed to the right of the element the affix attaches to. German ge -__-t in ge-leg-t Zirkumfix clause A type of grammatical construction intermediate between a sentence and a phrase, containing such major functional elements as subject and verb; classified into independent (main) clause and dependent (subordinate) clause. In the theory we are learning, a CP (minus any CPs that may be embedded in it). Mary thinks that it is raining: main clause: Mary thinks; embedded clause: that it is raining main clause = Hauptsatz subordinate clause = Nebensatz composition or compounding formation of new words by putting together roots or stems (see below) or words. The result of composition is called a compound. highschool chicken thief Komposition constituent In syntactic analysis: a part of a larger structure which forms a distinct syntactic unit within that larger structure. In a tree diagram, a constituent is represented as a node of the tree. Usually, only a continuous sequence can form a constituent. all bracketed elements in [[under][[the][sofa]]] Konstituente coordination ('list' with and, or) the linking of two or more elements as conjuncts in a coordinate structure [G. koordinierte Struktur], usually with the help of a conjunction [G. (nebenordnende) Konjunktion] such as and, or. Mary and John run and hide, der Tisch und die Stühle Koordination declarative a type of main clause typically used to make a statement; contrasts with interrogative (question) and imperative. John is sleeping. Hans schläft. Deklarativsatz derivation formation of new words by adding affixes. sing-er Derivation
  • 4. 4 finite verb A verb which carries tense, number, and mood distinctions. Finite verbs can occur on their own in an independent clause. Contrasts with non-finite verbs, which are infinitives or participles. John has sung: finite: has non-finite: sung finites Verb free morpheme a morpheme which can stand alone to make a word by itself. Contrasts with bound morpheme. woman, smart, ..., blue in blueberry [G. blau in Blaubeere] Freies Morphem function word A word which has little or no meaning of its own but which has a grammatical function. [This definition for getting an initial sense; ultimately function words have abstract meanings in formal semantics.] the, of, and; have in I have seen her. Funktionswort head-final a language or maximal projection is called head-final if the head standardly appears in final position in its maximal projection, following any specifiers and complements. German VP: [Bücher lesen] Lg.: Japanese (kopffinal) head-initial a language or maximal projection in which the head standardly precedes its complement(s). (Usage is a bit fuzzy where specifiers are concerned.) English VP: [read books] Lg.: English (kopfinitial) infix an affix which is placed inside of the element it attaches to. Tagalog -um in sulat, s-um-ulat Infix inflection formation of grammatical variants of a word. book, book-s sing, sing-s Flexion lexical word a morpheme/word which has a dictionary meaning. cat, take, green Lexikalisches Wort mood the grammatical expression of the degree or kind of reality that the speaker attributes to the rest of a sentence. It is often expressed by the finite verb, where typical mood distinctions are those between indicative [G. Indikativ], subjunctive [G. Konjunktiv], and imperative [G. Imperativ]. It is also often expressed by modal verbs [G. Modalverben], such as may, can, shall, must. Indicative: that he goes dass er geht Subjunctive:/Konj.: that he go dass er gehe/ginge Modus
  • 5. 5 morpheme Traditional approximate definition: the minimal unit carrying meaning. More careful but less informative definition: The minimal unit relevant to morphological and syntactic analysis. tree-s consists of two morphemes tree and -s Morphem paradigm the full set of inflected forms exhibited by some lexical item or class of lexical items. [What you see on the right is one paradigm.] sg. pl. 1st am are 2nd are are 3rd is are Paradigma prefix an affix which precedes the element it is attached to. un- in un-likely Präfix root a morpheme from a lexical class, typically V, N, A, from which a lexical word is built (by adding affixes). sing in sing-er Wurzel sentence 1. traditionally, any utterance or sequence of words which is regarded as capable of standing alone to express a coherent thought; 2. in generative grammar, the largest constituent that is capable of syntactic characterization. – In the theory we are learning, an IP or CP that is not embedded in higher structure. Der Bär schüttelte sich, nachdem er gebadet hatte. Satz stem a morphological constituent larger than the root and smaller than the word. Derivational affixes are inside of the stem, and inflectional affixes attach to the stem. word: singers stem: singer root: sing Stamm suffix an affix which follows the element it is attached to -s in tree-s Suffix tense the grammatical expression of the time of what is said in the rest of in the sentence; traditionally classified into past, present, and future, with other contrasts recognized depending on the language. sing, sang, has hung, had sung, will sing Tempus word The smallest unit of grammar which can stand alone. tree is a word, tree- s is a word, -s is not a word. Wort
  • 6. 6 Terms for Semantics (and Pragmatics) TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM antonymy the sense relationship between words (or expressions) of opposition with respect to some component of meaning. Antonyms: words (or expressions) that are opposite with respect to some component of their meaning. boy - girl Antonymie assertion (i) statement; a sentence which presents information as true, as opposed to sentences that ask questions, issue commands, etc. (ii) that part of the information encoded in a sentence which is presented by the speaker as true, as opposed to that portion which is presupposed. Peter stopped smoking on Jan.1. asserts that Peter has not been smoking since Jan.1. Assertion, Behauptung cancel an implicature Since implicatures are not logical entailments but 'soft' inferences, it is usually possible to make them go away by explicitly saying something that contradicts the implicature; this is called candelling the implicature. [I wonder if any of the boys went to the party.] Oh yes, some of the boys went to the party, in fact all of them. (eine Implikatur "löschen") compositionality a view or principle in formal semantics, according to which the meaning of a larger syntactic constituent is derived from the meanings of its parts. extension of [red car] is extension of [red] intersected with extension of [car] Kompositio- nalitätsprinzip connotation the set of associations (personal or communal) that the use of a word evokes. Contrasts with denotation. winter: cold, with snow, skiing, ... Konnotation constative = statement. Used on contrast to performative. Mary is opening the door. contradiction a sentence that cannot be true, or two sentences that cannot both be true This married man is a bachelor. Widerspruch, Kontradiktion coreference relation between two phrases, typically DPs, that are interpreted as referring to the same entity. In linguistic representations, coreference is typically represented by coindexing. [Lisa]i said that [she]i would come. Koreferenz declarative see syntax section
  • 7. 7 defeasible An inference is defeasible if it is possible to cancel it by adding additional premises to the original ones. Everyone I talke to likes ice-cream ~> Everyone likes ice- cream. demand (command, request) sentence function which is typically realized by an imperative sentence; characteristic for this function: The speaker wants to get the listener to do something. (Please) pick John up at the airport! Forderung (Befehl, Bitte) denotation (also: referential meaning) good approximation to begin with: the set of elements in the real world picked out by a linguistic expression. Denotation of [John]: the person John. Denotation of [red]: the set of red individuals. Denotation entailment intuitively: a relation between twosentences in which one sentence follows from the other sentence. More precisely: a relation between two sentences in which the truth of one sentence guarantees the truth of the other sentence. a. Prince is a dog. b. Prince is an animal. (a. entails b.) Implikation, logische Folgerung exclamation sentence function which can be realized by declaratives and interrogatives, also without a finite element in C; characteristic for this function: The speaker expresses some emotion (such as surprise, amazement). John has three cars! (declarative) How can John have three cars! (interrogative) extension essentially the same as denotation, though often used in contrast to intension, and as part of a formal semantic analysis in which all expressions have an extension. woman - extension: set of all women - intension: ~female person Extension homophony relation between words with the same pronunciation but different meanings. Homophones are words with the same pronunciation but different meanings. light: 1. not heavy 2. illumination Homophonie illocutionary relating to the act that is performed by a speaker by virtue of an utterance The speaker expresses amazement that... illokutionär imperative sentence type which is typically used for commands, demands, and requests Open the window! Imperativ
  • 8. 8 implicature also conversational implicature; a 'soft' inference based on an addressee's assumption that the speaker is following the conversational maxims interrogative the sentence type in which questions are typically expressed Is Mary's watch broken? intension intuitively, the content of an expression; contrasts with extension (see extension) paraphrase either of two sentences that can be said to have the same meaning, and that differ in the words used or in their structure 1. I gave the book to Eric. 2. I gave Eric the book. Paraphrase performative Performative utterances are used to do something, rather than to say that something is or is not the case. They are 'automatically true' (or 'always true' or 'have no truth- value', depending on who you ask). (Explicit) performative: I promise to be there at 3.00. Primary performative: I'll be there at 3.00. performative Äußerung polysemy association of a lexical item with different but related meanings. bright: 1. shining 2. intelligent Polysemie possible worlds hypothetical (imagined, non-real) scenarios. In philosophy of language and in formal semantics, a formal construct of the theory that is important in modeling such hypothetical scenarios, and in modeling intensions. mögliche Welten presupposition that which a speaker assumes (takes for granted) in saying a sentence, as opposed to what is actually asserted. Presuppositions come from lexical items or from constructions. A standard semantic analysis of presuppositions is that they must be satisfied for the sentence to be true or false. Peter stopped drinking beer for breakfast on January 1st. presupposes that before January 1st, Peter drank beer for breakfast. Präsupposition
  • 9. 9 presupposition accomodation Typically the content of a presupposition is known by speaker and hearer. However, if the hearer of an utterance did not already know what is presupposed, she may be ready to add that to her knowledge (so as to make everything coherent). The brother of my girl-friend is coming to visit. presupposes that there is a unique brother of my girl- friend. Even if the hearer did not know this, she may be ready to assume it's true and add it to her knowledge. proposition The intension (meaning) of a statement, ignoring the illocutionary force of the statement. Intuitively equivalent to a 'state of affairs': the state of affairs described by the statement. (It is true that) Mary is opening the door. Proposition question sentence function which is typically realized by an interrogative sentence; characteristic for this function: The speaker requests information from the listener. Did John arrive at 3.00? Frage reference denotation, extension; in the simplest cases, the relation between a syntactic phrase such as a DP and an individual or thing in the real world (see denotation) Referenz scalar implicature an implicature involving elements that are ordered on a scale, and deriving from the maxime of quantity (be informative!). John has 3 cows. implicature: John does not have 4 cows. scale here: 1, 2, 3, 4, ... Skalare Implikatur speech acts the kind of activity a speaker performs with his or her utterance. committing to the truth of a certain state of affairs (Mary has arrived.), requesting information (Has Mary arrived?), declaring a particular change in the world (I open the meeting.) Sprechakte
  • 10. 10 statement sentence function which is typically realized by a declarative sentence; characteristic for this function: - The speaker asserts the truth, commits to the truth of the statement. - The speaker also wants the listener to accept the truth of the statement. (controversial) John arrived at 3.00. synonymy the relationship between words (or expressions) of sameness of meaning in some or all contexts. Synonyms: words (or expressions) that have the same meaning in some or all contexts. automobile - car Synonymie Mathematical Notions TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM empty set The set that contains no elements. { } leere Menge intersection The set of all elements that are in both sets A and B. {1,3} {3,4} = {3} Schnittmenge subset A is a subset of B means that every element in A is also contained in B. {1,2} {1,2,5} Teilmenge union The set of all elements that are either in A or in B or in both sets. {1,3} {3,4} = {1,3,4} Vereinigung
  • 11. 11 Terms for Phonology (and Phonetics) TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE GERMAN TERM acoustic phonetics the study of the physical properties of speech sound, as transmitted between mouth and ear; usually conducted with the help of computer programs that analyze speech recordings and visualize their properties. akustische Phonetik allophone Two allophones of a phoneme are two sounds that are in complementary distribution, and are both derived from the same underlying phoneme. In German, is a phoneme, with the allophones and . Allophon alveolar ridge see picture at places of articulation Zahndamm auditory phonetics also perceptual phonetics; the study of the perceptual responses to speech sounds, as mediated by ear, auditory nerve, and brain. auditive Phonetik articulatory phonetics the study of how the speech sounds are produced ('articulated') by the vocal organs artikulatorische Phonetik assimilation a phonetic or phonological process by which a sound becomes more similar to, or takes on one or more properties of, another sound in its environment. Assimilation cartilage Knorpel cavity (a) hollow or empty space (b) hole or bad part of a tooth (a) Hohlraum (b) Loch im Zahn complementary distribution Two sounds A and B are in complementary distribution if they do not occur in the same environment. Often, this means that one of the two sound occurs in one environment only, while the other sound occurs in all other possible environments. In German, occurs only after back vowels, while occurs in other environments but never after back vowels. komplementäre Verteilung consonant speech sound produced with a significant constriction of the airflow in the oral tract. p, f, m Konsonant corona tip/blade of the tongue (see picture at places of articulation) Korona
  • 12. 12 diphthong a sequence of two vowel qualities in the same syllable; classified as either a single (changing) vowel or as a sequence of two vowels, depending on language and theory. au, ai, ou Diphthong dorsum body of the tongue (see picture at places of articulation) Dorsum esophagus 'pipe' upward from the stomach Speiseröhre inventory the set of sounds (phonemes) used in underlying representations in a given language The inventory of English includes , but not or (Laut-)Inventar larynx part of the human anatomy on top of the trachea; the larynx is most noticeable in the adult male neck, where it 'sticks out' as what is known as the Adam's apple. The main non- speech function of the larynx is to close off the trachea and the lungs in the process of swallowing food. The speech-functions of the larynx are taken on by the vocal cords (see separate definition), which are inside of the larynx. These functions include the production of the voicing of sounds, and the production of [h] and of the glottal stop. Kehlkopf, Larynx Natural class (of sounds of a given language) The sets of sounds picked out by a feature or a combination of features. This set must include all and only the sounds picked out by this feature or combination of features. [+high] : [i, u] ('high vowels') [-high, -low] : [e, o] ('mid vowels') Natürliche Klasse obstruent sounds that are produced with a build-up of air-pressure in the vocal tract. Many obstruents have a voiceless and a voiced version, of which the voiceless one is considered unmarked. The obstruents comprise plosives, fricatives, and affricates. p, s, ts Obstruent (soft, hard) palate see picture at places of articulation (weicher, harter) Gaumen pharynx the tubular cavity which constitutes the throat above the larynx Rachenraum, Pharynx phoneme (traditionally defined as the smallest unit that can make a difference in meaning; here also:) a sound that is in the inventory of the language. (see allophone) Phonem
  • 13. 13 phonetic representation (PR) 'what we hear or say'; a form that is either identical to the underlying representation or derived from it by the application of phonological rules. phonetische Form places of articulation sonorant und not produced with a build-up of air- pressure in the vocal tract; typically voiced. The sonorants comprise the nasal stops, the liquids, the glides, and the vowels. n, l, j, i Sonorant trachea 'pipe' that connects the lungs and the larynx Luftröhre transcription A method of writing down the pronunciation of a speech sound, word or utterance in a systematic and consistent way. for (orthographic) 'think' Lautschrift, Transkription, phonetische Umschrift underlying representation (UR) 'what we memorize'; in phonology, the pronunciation as specified in the lexical entries of morphemes or words. In a standard cognitive understanding of the grammar, this is the way speakers memorize the pronunciation; part of the postulated entries in the mental lexicon. phonetische Form vocal tract the whole of the air passage above the larynx; it can be divided into nasal tract (the air passage above the soft palate, within the nose), and oral tract (the mouth and pharyngeal areas). Ansatzrohr, Vokaltrakt velum (=soft palate) see picture at places of articulation Velum, weicher Gaumen vowel speech sound produced without a significant constriction of the airflow in the oral cavity. a, i, o Vokal