Thursday, September 20, 2007

Alex's Vocab 2nd Hour w/o 9/21







Paradigm
Description: something that acts as an example or pattern of a logical framework
POS: noun
3 Related Words (meaning): pattern, example, exemplar
Sentence: Paradigms help students learn important concepts.





Philology
Description: the study of speech and the mechanics of literature
POS: noun
3 Related Words (root): biology, cosmetology, phonology
Sentence: My great Grandpa majored in philology in college.











Phonology
Description: the mechanics of speech and literature sounds
POS: noun
3 Related Words (root): phonetics, phonemics, phonemes
Sentence: My mom always corrects me on my speech pronunciation she should have studied phonology in college.









Rhetoric
Description: the art of speaking or writing effectively or clearly
POS: noun
3 Related Words (meaning): rhetorical, word, discourse
Sentence: The professor’s rhetoric was very clear and precise, the students understood him well.






Syntax
Description: a connected and orderly system, the way things are connected
POS: noun
3 Related Words (meaning): synatics, juntos, sandwich
Sentence: The computer genius wrote the program’s syntax.

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