Thursday, September 20, 2007

Katie's Vocab

Paradigm
Description: An arrangement or pattern of one base word.
Part of Speech: noun
Related words: simmilar, monochromatic, arrangement
Sentence: The colors light blue and dark blue is a paradigm of blue because they are share the base in common.

Philology
Description: The study of the origin of literature and its meaning.
P.O.S: noun
Related words: (latin) Philologie, philiologia, philologos
Sentence: A philoligist was studying the bases of egyption writing.

Phonology
description: The study of how words sound.
p.o.s: noun
Related words: soundsystem, speech, pronunciation
sentence: I would think that a phonologist would be very presice when he or she spoke.

Rhetoric
Description: The study of how to use language effectivley
P.O.S: noun
Related words: Persuasive, oratory, exageration
Sentence: Before you prepare your next speech, you might want to study the rhetoric theory.

Syntax
Description: The study of the formation of words and language.
P.O.S: noun
Related words: order, creation, lingustics
Sentence: Using the study of syntax on a paper would be very usefull.

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