According to Klein (1981) the components of language include
Phonology: It is the study of speech, sounds of language and the foundation on which other aspects of language are built. Tests used to measure phonology are
Tests of auditory discrimination
Tests of letter sound association
Tests of sound blending
Tests of articulation
Morphology : It is study of speech sounds put together to have meaning and how words are composed of these units of meaning.
Syntax : It refers to the organized rules we use for combining words into phrases and sentences and includes parts of speech, word order and basic sentence patterns. Tests that measure syntax, Parts of speech, Word order and Transformation
Semantics: It refers to the meaning inherent in words. Measures of vocabulary, categorization, identification of synonyms and antonyms and detection of ambiguity are measures of semantics.
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