Showing posts with label w/o 9/17/07. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Nicole's Vocab

Paradigm-
Part of Speech-It is a noun.
Description-It is something used to test or prove laws or theories.
Sentence- A paradigm for this math problem could be x>5.
Related words- A synonym is example or pattern, An antonym is counterexample.










Philology
Part of Speech- It is a noun.
Description- This is something one can study. It has to do with the history of language.
Sentence- If I want to know more about the culture of literature, I would want to study Philology.
Other Words-A synonym is lingustics,interpetation, or evensomething as simple as words.











Phonology
Part of Speech- It is a noun.
Description- This is the study of how words sound or how they can change over time.
Sentence- I wonder what the phonology of michigan was back 200 or so years ago.
Other Words-A derived word is phonetics. A synonym is dialect or even languages accents.









Rhetoric
Part of Speech- It is a noun.
Description- This is when people can be very persuasive whether it is writting or talking.
Sentence- In order to be good with communicating with others, you must be good at using rhetoric.
Other Words- Some synonyms are words, discourse and style.








Syntax
Part of Speech- It is a noun.
Description-This talks about how words should be in a certain order.
Sentence- When reading over essays, I try to look for errors in my syntax.
Other Words-Some synonyms are arrangement, grammer and structured sentences.



Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Ryan K Vocab

Paradigm
  1. Description: An example or model.
  2. POS: Noun
  3. Synonyms: standard, mold, paragon
  4. The steel casting served as our mold to make many more.

Philology

  1. Description: The study of written documents for authenticity.
  2. POS: Noun
  3. Cognates: philologie, philologĂ­a, philologia
  4. Ralph's love of philology caused him to spend many hours in the library.

Phonology

  1. Description: The study of the different sounds of spoken language.
  2. POS: Noun
  3. Related Forms: phonologic, phonological, phonologically
  4. Henry Higgins of Pygmalion was obsessed with phonology as he tried to turn a poor flower girl into a dutches by simply changing her manner of speech.

Rhetoric

  1. Description: The study of the effective use of language; the ability to use language effectively.
  2. POS: Noun
  3. Synonyms: oration, oratory, rant
  4. Presidential candidates need a good rhetoric in order to pursued the voters to chose them.

Syntax

  1. Description: The study of how words come to form phrases and sentences.
  2. POS: Noun
  3. Synonyms: grammar, tagmemics, linguistics
  4. The syntax of even a simple sentence can discover a lot of structure beneath.

Evan's Vocab

-Syntax
1. This is the different order or arrangement of something and the study of the various patterns and grammatical rules.
2. Noun
3. tax, relax, latex ( similar etymologycal words)
4. (seperate)
5. The syntax of the sentences in her first paragraph made it difficult for me to identify the thesis statement.

- Rhetoric
1. The study and skill of using language well.
2. Noun
3. declamation, elocution, oratory (synonyms)
4. (seperate)
5. Eliza's lone note to her secret admirer was very rhetoric.

- Phonology
1. The study of the many various sounds in language.
2. Noun
3. analogy, Genealogy, Radiology (similar etymologycal words)
4. (seperate)
5. I think that a career in phonology would be a very fun only if you really have a passion for language and identification of sounds.

- Philology
1. The study of linguistics and different literature.
2. Noun
3. sociology, dermatology, psychology ( similar etymological words)
4. ( seperate)
5. Though students dread it, english teachers worship philology.

- Paradigm
1. A model, pattern, or example of some sort.
2. Noun
3. imitation, example, ideal (synonyms)
4. ( seperate)
5. Amway is a paradigm of a family owned business that has gone international.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

DAN'S VOCAB

VOCABULARY

Paradigm
Description - something acting as a model or a pattern
POS - noun
Related Words - example, sample, model (synonyms)
Sentence - A model airplane is a paradigm of a real airplane.
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Philology
Description - the study of literary texts and records to establish their original form and their meaning
POS - noun
Related Words - linguistics, fundaments, syntax (synonyms)
Sentence - Theologians use philology to study the bible.
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Phonology
Description - the study of the patterns in speech sounds and language
POS - noun
Related Words - linguistics, syntax, accent (synonyms)
Sentence - Phonology is used to help kids with speech problems.
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Rhetoric
Description - the ability to use language effectively
POS - noun
Related Words - bombast, magniloquence, big talk (synonyms)
Sentence - Most poets sound very rhetoric in their poems.
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Syntax
Description - rules for the formation of grammatical sentences
POS - noun
Related Words - linguistics, sentence structure, rudiments (synonyms)
Sentence - Thanks to text messaging, syntax errors are very common today.
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Allysa Dowden

Week One Vocab:
1. Cognate
a. Discribe: A "cognate" is a mother or a father.
b. Part of speech: A cognate is an adjective.
c. Three similar words are, Alike, similar and related.
d.
.
e. Sentence: Since I'm not 18 yet, I need a cognate to sign for me.

2. Derivative
a. Discribe: Its not your original idea, its your second one.
b. Part of speech: Derivative is an adjective.
c. Three similar words to Derivative are, not-original, obtained and second-hand.
d.


e. The football team had to use their derivative play because the first one didn't work.
3. Diminutive
a. A diminutive is something that is small, or tiny version of something larger.
b. Diminutive is an adjective.
c. Three similar words are mini, small and teensy-weensy.
d.
e. My doll house is a diminutive of my house.


4. Inflection
a. Is when you change the pitch or tone in your voice.
b.Inflection is a noun.
c. Three similar words to inflection are change, sound and variation.
d. (on a seperate sheet...sorry)
e. When my teacher is mad there is an inflection in her voice.

5. Orthography
a. This means to write words the correct way.
b. It is a plural noun.
c. Three similar words to orthography are symbols, alphabet and language.
d.
e. The cavemen used orthography to comunicate.


Week 2 Vocabulary
6. Paradigm
a. Discription: is a pattern or a sample of something.
b. Part of speech: Paradigm is a noun.
c. Three similar words to paradigm are model, sample and standard.
d.

e. my family went to the home improvment store and looked at paradigms of carpet.

7. Philology
a. Discription: Is the study of original written text or words.
b. Part of speech: Philology is a noun.
c. Three similar words to philology are studying, rereading and understanding.
d.

e. In college I took a Philology course on an Egyption religion.

8. Phonology
a. Discription: Is the study of speech sounds in a language.
b. Part of speech: Phonology is a noun
c. Three similar words to phonology are talking, symbols and sounds.
d.

e. I am going to college to take a phonology course, and then help children whit speech problems.


9. Rhetoric
a. Using your language to persue or pursaude people.
b. Part of speech: Rhetoric is a noun.
c. Three similar words to rhetoric are tall talk, big speech and rant.
d.

e. The people at the town meeting were giving rhetoric speeches to make sure the store does not get put in.

10. Syntax
a. Discription: Is the grammatical arrangment of words.
b. Part of speech: Syntax is a noun.
c. Three similar words to syntax are ABC's, alphabet and pattern.
d.


e. When the kids were singing thier ABC's, they didnt know they were singing a syntax.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Jennifer Pawloski's vocab

Paradigm
1. Description: Serving as a model. In language, it is something additional that is added to a
word (ex: apostrophe) to give it a new meaning.
2. Part of speech: It is a noun.
3. Picture:
4. Related words include: example (synonym), pattern (synonym), and prototype
(synonym).
5. Sentence: The motivational speaker is a paradigm for young teens.

Philology
1. Description: When a person studies authentic, written documents in order to
determine what they mean.
2. Part of speech: It is a noun.
3. Picture:
4. Related words include: speech (etymology), learning (etymology), and words
(etymology).
5. Sentence: I learned the philology of an ancient writer.

Phonology
1. Description: How a word is said and the history behind the sounds.
2. Part of speech: It is a noun.
3. Picture:
4. Related words include: terminology (synonym), pronunciation (synonym), and
language (synonym).
5. Sentence: Learning the phonology of another country is complicated.

Rhetoric
1. Description: Communicating effectively or writing in a persuasive way.
2. Part of speech: It is a noun.
3. Picture:
4. Related words include: expression (synonym), style (synonym), and
conversation (synonym).
5. Sentence: Political rhetoric is a very powerful tactic.

Syntax
1. Description: The way words are put together to form phrases.
2. Part of speech: It is a noun.
3. Picture:
4. Related words include: arrange (etymology), grammar (synonym), and fragment
(antonym).
5. Sentence: The syntax made sense to the reader.