KATIE'S VOCAB

Gravitas
Description: serious as in speech
POS: noun
Related words: sobriety, heaviness, substance
Sentence: There was much gravitas in my voice when I told my dad I crashed the car.

Alacrity
Descrption: Cheerfull and Ready
POS: noun
Related words: lively, brisk, promtness
Sentence: He prepared for the game with alacrity.

Recalcitrant
Description: Stubborn with authority
POS: adjective
Related Words: rebellious, resistant, opposed
Sentence: When the kid got called down to the office he was very recalcitrant.


Propensity
Description: a regular tendancy to do something
POS:noun
Related Words: inclined, inclination, penchant
Sentence: She had a propensity to bite her nails.

Fallacious
Description: intent to decieve
POS: adjective
Related Words: false, deceptive, unsound
Sentence: The defendant was fallacious while arguing his case.

Matt Jablonski's Week 2 Vocab

6. Paradigm
Description: Something that is set as a guideline or an example to be followed by.
Part of speech: Noun
3 related words: Pattern, standard, and model.
Sentence: Pictures often have paradigms to visually enhance the image.
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7. Philology
Description: The study of language throughout time, and how it has changed.
Part of speech: Noun
3 related words: Biology, psychology, and sociology.
Sentence: By using philology, we are able to see how words have changed over time.
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8. Phonology
Description: The study of sounds and speech, with emphasis on pronunciation.
Part of speech: Noun
3 related words: Philology, zoology, and theology.
Sentence: From phonology, we know how to pronounce words correctly.
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9. Rhetoric
Descritption: The study and use of language with the intent to please an audience.
Part of speech: Noun
3 related words: Style, expression, and entertainment.
Sentence: The author chose rhyming as a rhetoric to please his readers.
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10. Syntax
Description: The study of how words are arranged in sentences.
Part of speech: Noun
3 related words: Phonology, philology, and rhetoric.
Sentence: When writing college essays it is important to arrange words properly by using proper syntax.
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Vocab week 2

Paradigm

1.) Picture on separate sheet

2.) An example or pattern that others use.

3.) Noun

4.) mold, ideal, standard

5.) Forest Hills Eastern is a paradigm for other schools in the area.

Philology

1.) Picture on separate sheet

2.) To analyze written material or records; to judge authenticity of the text.

3.) Noun

4.) linguistics, humanities, humanistic discipline

5.) The museum hired an expert in the field of philology to decide if the book was authentic.


Phonology

1.) Picture on separate sheet

2.) The study of speech, sounds, and patterns found in a language.

3.) Noun

4.) phonemics, linguistics, descriptive linguistics

5.) The phenology of english is difficult to master for some people.

Rhetoric

1.) Picture on separate sheet

2.) The use of language for persuasion.

3.) Noun

4.) grandiosity, palaver, empty talk

5.) The defense attorney used rhetoric to convince the jury his client was innocent.

Syntax

1.) Picture on separate sheet

2.) The study of grammar rules in a language.

3.) Noun

4.) grammar, sentence structure, phrase structure

5.) The syntax rules tell a person how to use verbs in a sentence.

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Pictures will be turned in separately.

6. Paradigm (noun)
Description: something that acts as an example or model
Related Words: sample, original, pattern
Sentence: The artist left his painting as a paradigm for his students.
7. Philology (noun)
Description: a study of written work to find the history of it and what it means
Related Words: historical linguistics, literary study, linguistics
Sentence: Students interested in an English major will study philology.
8. Phonology (noun)
Description: a study of why we say and pronounce words
Related Words: linguistics, phonetics, speech
Sentence: Phonology is used in learning a foreign language.
9. Rhetoric (noun)
Description: using language correctly, often to persuade people
Related Words: elocution, discourse, persuasion
Sentence: Rhetoric is used by good public speakers.
10. Syntax (noun)
Description: a study of the rules for using grammatical sentences
Related Words: principles, fundamentals, structure
Sentence: Syntax is not used in text messaging or instant messaging.

Kirsten's Vocab

Paradigm
POS: Noun
Description: A group of forms that all contain a particular element of a word.
Related Words: pattern, model, standard
Sentence: The words girl, girl's, and girls is an example of a paradigm.

Philology
POS: Noun
Description: The study of language and literature.
Related Words: philologist, language, philological
Sentence: English 11 involved a lot of philology.

Phonology
POS: Noun
Description: The study of speech sounds in a language.
Related Words: speech, phonics, phonological
Sentence: In Spanish class, we study the phonology of the Spanish language.

Rhetoric
POS: Noun
Description: The ability to use language effectively.
Related Words: oratory, speech, language
Sentence: Mrs. Schellengberg teaches her class rhetoric when they are writing essays.

Syntax
POS: Noun
Description: The study of the rules and patterns for forming grammatical sentences.
Related Words: grammar, sentence, structure
Sentence: While studying syntax, we went over subject/verb agreement.