2. The sound system of English with approximately 44 sounds

3. 1.Phoneme 2. Grapheme 3. Phonological awareness knowledge about sound structure 4. Phonemic awareness ability to manipulate sounds orally 5. Phonics - Instruction about phoneme-grapheme correspondences and spelling rules

4. The structural system of English that governs how words are combined into sentences

5. Syntax –The structure or grammar of a sentence Morpheme –The smallest meaningful unit of language Free morpheme –A morpheme that can stand alone as a word Bound morpheme –A morpheme that must be attached to a free morpheme; these are typically affixes They call it a relation “ship” because it so often sinks.

6. The meaning system of English that focuses on vocabulary

7. Semantics –the study of how meaning in language is created by the use and interrelationships of words phrases, and sentences I’m not fat. I’m just fluffy.

8. The system of English that varies language according to social and cultural uses

9. Ebonics: *Befo’ you know it, he had done aced de tesses (Before you know it, he will have already aced the tests) 1.Function – the purpose for language 2.Standard English 3.Nonstandard English *from “Ebonics: Study Skill or Slavery Set Back http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1997/jan/01-17-97/news/ff.html

10. *Redneck Computer Terms BACKUP - What you do when you run across a skunk in the woods BAR CODE - Them's the fight'n rules down at the local tavern BUG - The reason you give for calling in sick BYTE - What your pit bull dun to cusin Jethro CACHE - Needed when you run out of food stamps CHIP - Pasture muffins that you try not to step in CRASH - When you go to Junior's party uninvited DIGITAL - The art of counting on your fingers DISKETTE - Female Disco dancer FAX - What you lie about to the IRS HACKER - Uncle Leroy after 32 years of smoking HARDCOPY - Picture looked at when selecting tattoos INTERNET - Where cafeteria workers put their hair KEYBOARD - Where you hang the keys to the John Deere MEGAHERTZ - How your head feels after 17 beers MODEM - What ya did when the grass and weeds got too tall MOUSE PAD - Where Mickey and Minnie live NETWORK - Scoop'n up a big fish before it breaks the line ONLINE - Where to stay when taking the sobriety test ROM - Where the pope lives SCREEN - Helps keep the skeeters off the porch *from:http://www.ahajokes.com/redneck_jokes.html