A, Features of Sounds TWo levels: primary and secondary e. g [breland ld](secondary level) are meaningless by themselves, put together [bed]( primary level) Is meaningful A small number of sounds are repeated ---finite The combinations of sounds to form units of meanings ---infinite B. The relationship of two systems Agreed-upon sound-meaning relations and sequences A set of organizing principles(rules)that control any system of language E.g. slid and snid possible znid and std -impossible Syntax of a language: rules for the formation of sentences, or phrases and clauses the ordering of words: E.g. The boss hit Tom Tom hit the boss The hit tom boss x E.g. She read the book you gave her yesterdayA. Features of Sounds Two levels : primary and secondary e.g.[b],[e],and [d] (secondary level) are meaningless by themselves, put together [bed]( primary level) is meaningful. A small number of sounds are repeated ---finite The combinations of sounds to form units of meanings ---infinite B. The relationship of two systems Agreed-upon sound-meaning relations and sequences A set of organizing principles (rules) that control any system of language. E.g. slid and snid + possible znid and sntd -impossible Syntax of a language: rules for the formation of sentences, or phrases and clauses. the ordering of words: E.g. The boss hit Tom. Tom hit the boss. The hit tom boss. * E.g. She read the book you gave her yesterday