Courtney R's Vocab

Paradigm:

• Description- Something that is a pattern, example or model.
• Part of Speech- Noun
• Sentance- The teacher gave us a paradigm for us to look at before we started our project.
• Related Words- prototype(s), mirror(s), atypical(a)

Philology:

• Description- The study of language and literature over time.
• Part of Speech- Noun
• Sentance- Our English Professor had a lot of experience in philology.
• Related Words- Obselate(s), literary(s)

Phonology:

• Description- The study of speech and pronunciation.
• Part of Speech- Noun
• Sentance- When the kid had a speech problem, he got help on his phonology.
• Related Words- pronunciation(s), phonetics(s), grammar(s)

Rhetoric:

• Description- A style of speaking or writing used to persuade.
• Part of Speech- Noun
• Sentance- Many people start their papers with rhetoric questions.
• Related Words- Bombast(s), big talk(s), monologue(a)

Syntax:

• Description- The study of rules in a language.
• Part of Speech- Noun
• Sentance- In English class, we studied the syntax of our language.
• Related Words-principles(s), structure(s), fundaments(s)