Wednesday, September 19, 2007

emilyb1st

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6. Paradigm (noun)
Description: something that acts as an example or model
Related Words: sample, original, pattern
Sentence: The artist left his painting as a paradigm for his students.
7. Philology (noun)
Description: a study of written work to find the history of it and what it means
Related Words: historical linguistics, literary study, linguistics
Sentence: Students interested in an English major will study philology.
8. Phonology (noun)
Description: a study of why we say and pronounce words
Related Words: linguistics, phonetics, speech
Sentence: Phonology is used in learning a foreign language.
9. Rhetoric (noun)
Description: using language correctly, often to persuade people
Related Words: elocution, discourse, persuasion
Sentence: Rhetoric is used by good public speakers.
10. Syntax (noun)
Description: a study of the rules for using grammatical sentences
Related Words: principles, fundamentals, structure
Sentence: Syntax is not used in text messaging or instant messaging.

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