Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Eric Campau's Week 2 Vocab

Paradigm (noun)

Description:
The standard form with several forms based off the original.

Sentence:
Ford’s original automobile is a paradigm.

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Related Words:
Model (synonym),
Standard (synonym),
Original (synonym)


Philology (noun)

Description:
The study of literature and historical records

Sentence:
A Language Arts major might need to study Philology before obtaining a degree.

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Related Words:
Literature,
Linguistics,
Learning

Phonology (noun)

Description:
The study of pronunciation in any given language

Sentence:
It would be hard to study phonology for a foreign language.

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Related Words:
Speech,
Language,
Pronunciation

Rhetoric (noun)

Description:
A speech method used to spark the audience’s thoughts and reactions.

Sentence:
Martin Luther King Junior’s rhetoric was effective enough to receive a tremendous reaction out a crowd of tens-of-thousands outside the Lincoln Monument.

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Related Words:
Oratory (synonym),
Speech (synonym),
Expression (synonym)

Syntax (noun)

Description:
The pattern and formation of sentences

Sentence:
The syntax of Yoda’s sentences is flipped.

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“To a dark place this line of thought will take us. Great care we must take.”



Related Words:
Grammar (synonym),
Sentence Structure (synonym),
Language Rules (synonym)

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Eric,
Excellent use of glue sticks in your example for syntax...Yoda is perfect for this. (The philological term for "flipped" sentences is "inverted sentence." (Thought you might like to know.)