Discussion Post #3
David Kim
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david.kim123@richmond.edu
After I read “How to investigate language structure,” I got to view languages from a more complex perspective. I learned that there are three main levels of language structure. Semantics is the area of how meaning is expressed and understood within a language. The meaning of individual words, idioms, and larger stretches of discourse is important in semantics. Grammar is the area of how sentences are structured to possess a meaningful expression. Syntax, the way sentences are constructed, and morphology, the way words are constructed are important in grammar. Medium of linguistic transmission is the way meaningful sentences can be conveyed between the participants in an act of communication. I also learned that the four-level models of language are phonetics, phonology, grammar, and semantics.
English and Korean have been natural subjects for me because the circumstances that surrounded me taught me those languages. In that way, I have no memory or experience of learning grammar for both languages. Challenging vocabulary has been the main study for me. I think that is why I keep struggling with detail sentence structures. This new knowledge of language structures and linguistic perspectives will help me to approach my target language at different levels and aims.
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