| A | B |
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| Language | the exchange or transfer of meaning |
| Pictograph | a drawing that represents a specific object |
| Ideograph | a symbol for "non-picturable" things |
| alphabet | a series of symbols |
| Linguist | a scientist who studies language |
| word | the most elemental unit of meaning |
| structure | grammar/syntax of language |
| stress | the emphasis or force we give to a sound or a word |
| particle | a small word that indicates how a word functions in a sentence |
| 3 forms of communication w/o language | gestures/sounds/symbols |
| rich language | extensive vocabulary/many synonyms |
| 2 theories of how language began | religious/scientific |
| 3 ways language changes over time | add words/drop words/borrow words |
| inflected language | depends on word ENDINGS |
| word order language | depends on order of the words |
| Lithuanian | language closest to original Indo-European language |
| language "families" | closely related to one another in grammar and word stems |
