Thursday, September 20, 2007

Joe's Vocab Week 2

Paradigm
1. A set that shares a common element
2. Noun
3. Model, Pattern, Sample
4.






5. The car was a paradigm of the original.

Philology
1. The study of writing and its original text.
2. Noun
3. Literature, Writing, Text
4.







5. He studied philology and researched the authenticity of old texts.


Phonology
1. The study of speech sounds and their distribution
2. Noun
3. Pronunciation, Dialect, Language
4.






5. Studying phonology helps research dialects and how sound travels.


Rhetoric
1. Effective use of language
2. Noun
3. Composition, Verbosity, Oratory
4.







5. He spoke greatly and with rhetoric.


Syntax
1. The study of the rules of creating sentences
2. Noun
3. Alphabet, Elements, Principles
4.
5. Using syntax correctly will help create masterful sentences.

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