In terms of learning another language, there are essentially four possible classes of word:
• words that are already familiar because they are the same in your native language (or another known language)
words that are already familiar because they involve words that you already know in that language (e.g., learning a related verb form, or learning a word made up of two words you already know, such as sweat-shirt)
• words that resemble a known word with similar or related meaning (e.g., Russian garlo means throat, and the word garlo resembles the word gargle)
• words that have no ready association to known words
* Understand and often use colour, number and time related words, for example, 'red' car, 'three' fingers and 'yesterday / tomorrow'.
6) Homophone (homonym)- Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins,
Use of word or phrase denoting one kind of idea or object in place of another word or phrase for the purpose of suggesting a likeness between the two.
jargon- words that are specific to a certain group or profession. For example, in The Harry
Assonance - Very similar to alliteration, but with vowels or a group of letters involving one
Communication and language - joins syllables such as mamma-bab-daaa, vocabulary 3-20 words, over extends words eg all round things are 'ball'
In order for me to say what social category I identify with then I would like to define social category. Social category is a group of people who do not interact with each other but share similar characteristics. I actually identify with many social categories. The main one would be my race because I am African American. I also identify with those who have tattoos, piercings, and last I am a woman. The two most important categories to me would be the fact that I am African American and I am a woman.
When given a list of words to learn, we can do one of three things to
In addition to the vocabulary in their readings, students have been expected to learn twenty-five new vocabulary words per week. The focus is not on rote memorization of definitions; students must know synonyms, antonyms, and especially how to use vocabulary words in the context of the entire sentence. They study how to choose the right word for their purpose (diction) and analyze the subtleties of language.
10. Do I remember any of the previous vocabulary that I studied in previous Spanish classes that I may have taken?
onomatopoeia - a word that mimics the sound of the thing being described or referred to
Literary Term #6: Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia: A word whose pronunciation is the same as the sound it represents. Example: “Boom! I see the white smoke squirt out of the ferryboat’s side. You see, they was firing cannon over the water, trying to make my carcass come to the top” (37).
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Items which do not carry conventional meaning but which are inserted in speech to allow time to think, to create a pause or to hold a turn in conversation.