Thursday, September 20, 2007

Rob's Vocab

Paradigm
1. An example that is a model.
2. Noun
3. A paradigm of the product was sitting in the front window of the store.
4.
5. synonym: model, example

Philology
1. The study of written records.
2. Noun
3. The philology of the Harry Potter book was unknown.
4.
5. Synonyms: Linguistics, records

Phonology
1. The study of pronunciation.
2. Noun
3. Phonology is very important when analyzing ones statement.
4.
5. pronunciation, dialect

Rhetoric
1. The study of the effective use of language.
2. Noun
3. Rhetoric questions are often used in persuasive papers.
4.
5. hyperbole, discourse

Syntax
1. The rules of grammar.
2. Noun
3. There were many syntax errors in her rough draft.
4.
5. grammar, structure

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Rob,
Both Rhetoric and Syntax are nouns. You use both as adjectives in your example sentences.
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