The primary function of language is to communicate ideas and information between individuals.

The temporal lobe, particularly the Wernicke's area and Broca's area, is primarily responsible for language processing.

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can be distinguished in a language.

A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. The suffix '-ed' is an example of a morpheme that indicates past tense.

Syntax refers to the rules that govern how words are combined to form sentences.

A semantic relationship refers to the meaning of words and how they relate to each other. Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings.

Psycholinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and the mind.

Sociolinguistic factors are social and cultural factors that can influence language use. A speaker's regional dialect is an example of a sociolinguistic factor.

Historical linguistics is the study of the history of language.

A language family is a group of languages that share a common ancestor. Indo-European languages are an example of a language family.

Word formation is the process by which new words are formed.

Affixation is a word formation process in which affixes (prefixes or suffixes) are added to a root word to create a new word.

Semantics is the study of the meaning of words.

A semantic relationship refers to the meaning of words and how they relate to each other. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Pragmatics is the study of the use of language in social interaction.