Rachel's Vocab

Paradigm

Description- An example or pattern.
Part of speech- Noun
Sentence- The street lamps were a paradigm going into and out of the city.
Related words- Synonyms- mirror, model, pattern









Philology

Description- Discription of words or literature.
Part of speech- Noun
Sentence- The class was studying the philology of the Bible.
Related words- synonyms- diction, literature, linguistics.





Phonology

Description- The study of how we speak and pronounce words.
Part of speech- Noun
Sentence- The preschooler took a speech class to help him learn correct phonology.
Related words- Synonyms- phonetics, language, speech.


Rhetoric

Description- Speaking with correct language and word usage.
Part of speech- Noun
Sentence- The politician's speech was full of rhetoric.
Related words- Synonyms- wordiness, articulate, diction.








Syntax

Description- The structure of sentences.
Part of speech-Noun
Sentence- When learning grammar, you should fallow the rules of syntax.
Related words- Synonym- structure, diction, rules.