CJ Davis's Vocab

Paradigm

1. Words that contain a similar element, usually the base.
2. Noun
3. Synonyms- Pattern, set, group.
4. 
5. Nautical and astronaut and paradigms, sharing the Laitn base word ‘nauta’.

Philology

1. The study of books and records.
2. Noun
3. Synonyms- Linguistics, interpretation. Similar Suffix- Paleontology.
4. 
5. Scribes were the epitome of philologists, studying old texts and translating or interpreting them.

Phonology

1. The study of the pronunciation of words/sounds.
2. Noun
3. Similar Suffix- Anthropology, Geology, Biology
4. 
5. Phonology is important when learning a foreign language since they can have differences in pronunciation of similar words.

Rhetoric

1. The art of effective persuasion in speaking/writing.
2. Noun
3. Synonyms- Appeal, parley, homily.
4. 
5. Rhetorical questions aren’t meant to be answered, but to spark thought.

Syntax

1. The rules and patterns of words in a language.
2. Noun
3. Synonyms- Principles, rudiments, linguistics.
4. 
5. Unless we know that syntax of a language, we cannon learn to speak it.