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Language Change:
English 11th Century Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum; Si þin nama gehalgod
English c. 1400 CE Oure fader that art in heuenis halowid be thi name ...
English 1611 (King James) Our father which art in heauen, hallowed be thy name.
English 1963 (Phillips) Our Heavenly Father, may your name be honored;
English 1970 (Condon) Our Father in Heaven,
let your holy name be known

Phonetics: mapping the sounds
4,000 unique human sounds
Over 400 of these appear in the world's languages
Each language uses about 50 sounds
Phonology: Analyzing the language sounds
Morphology: The study of the patterns or rules of words formation in a language (Example: tenses, grammatical structure, pluralization)
Phonemes: the smallest units of sound that make a difference in meaning
Example: pul ("pull") Korean: pul = fire phul Korean phul = grass

Morphemes: the smallest units of sound that have a meaning dog -s (plural)
kiss -ed (past tense)

Kinesics: Analyzing Body Language
Proxemics: The cross-cultural study of humankind's perception and use of space
Syntax: The order you put the words in phrases or sentences





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