Stank's Vocab

Paradigm
- set containing a common feature
- noun
- model, pattern, similarities
- The papers were a paradigm because of the similarities. http://www.psych.utoronto.ca/~furedy/Papers/ra/paradigm.gif

Philology
- study of texts and writtem records, and their meaning
- noun
- linguistics, literature, authenticity
- Philoligists were known for studying the meaning of ancient writtings.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Sumerian_26th_c_Adab.jpg/350px-Sumerian_26th_c_Adab.jpg

Phonology
- study of patterns in speech and language
- noun
- pronunciation, sound, phonetics
- The phonologist studied the similarities bewteen the speech of Sumerians and Egyptians.
http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/geocentrism/sumerian_artifact.jpg

Rhetoric
- the study of the effect of language
- noun
- persuade, oratory, influence
- A rhetorical question is one that does not need to be answered.
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/cza0260l.jpg

Syntax
- study of rules and patterns in grammatic sentences
- noun
- linguistics, principles, structures
- Syntax is used when studying ancient Sumerian scribes and scrolls.
http://www.identifont.com/samples/adobe/Syntax.gif