Thursday, September 20, 2007









Paradigm:
Description: A pattern or model, a prototype
POS: Noun
Related words: Chart (synonym), Model (synonym), Prototype (synonym)
Sentence: Microsoft serves as a business paradigm.
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Philology:
Description: the study of literature, study of texts.
POS: Noun
Related words: Linguistics (synonym), Literature (synonym), Language (synonym).
Sentence: Every student must do a philology report before graduation.
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Phonology:
Description: the study of English, speech patterns, language usage
POS: Noun
Related words: Speech (synonym), language (synonym), Pronunciation (synonym)
Sentence: in Pygmalion Henry Higgins was a phonology professor.
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Rhetoric:
Description: using language effectively, the study of effective language.
POS: Noun/Adjective.
Related words: Elocution (synonym), Eloquence (synonym), Fluency.
Sentence: His writing is very rhetorical.
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Syntax:
Description: Formation of grammatical sentences, rules of language.
POS: Noun.
Related words: Alphabet, linguistics, Sentence structure.
Sentence: He studied the syntax of the sentence.
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