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Exercise One I. Definition Directions: Define the following terms in English 1. semantics 2. locutionary act 3. register 4. psycholinguistics II Blank filling Directions: Fill in each blank in the following statements. 1. Language exists in time and changes through time. The description of a language at some point of time in history is a ________ study; the description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic study. 2. The three branches of phonetics are labeled articulatory phonetics, ________ phonetics, and acoustic phonetics respectively. 3. A morpheme can be defined as