AN ENGLISH WORD 1. Definitions of the word 2. different kinds of motivation in the light of studying any word 3. Semasiology as the branch of linguisics 4. different approaches to the study of word meaning. 1. Word is a basic unit of language consisting of one or more morphemes. Morphemes are meaningful units or sounds of written representation as parts of words. Any word can be a subject of certain linking conditions‚ so we can form a new word adding a derivational affix
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The word “GIRL” Have you ever tried to say the word girl in a different pronunciation? Did people understand when you said it? When I took my first step into the United States‚ my biggest worry was pronunciation. In my entire life‚ this was the first time I took a journey to a different country. Everything was so new to me; white and black faces‚ tall and muscular people. Most of all‚ their eyes attracted my attention. I came to the United States seven years ago. Back then‚ I didn’t fully understand
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unfortunate tragedy as arguments against fund raising. While it is true that an 11-year-old New Jersey boy was murdered as he went door-to-door selling wrapping paper for a school fundraiser this alone does not constitute enough evidence that fund raising is bad and students and schools should abandon it or else risk murder for every student. Blaming fund raising for the murder of the student ignores the role that parents play in raising and guiding their children. It was not the school ’s fault that the child
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French words 1. voilà! - literally "see there"; in French it can mean simply "there it is"; in English it is generally restricted to a triumphant revelation. 2. vis-à-vis- "face to face [with]": in comparison with or in relation to; opposed to. From "vis" (conjugated form of "viser‚" to see). In French‚ it’s also a real estate vocabulary word meaning that your windows and your neighbours’ are within sighting distance (more precisely‚ that you can see inside of their home) 3 .tête-à-tête - "head to
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“Keller was bad for me‚ the worst possible teacher.” Do you agree? Keller‚ as Paul’s piano teacher‚ was both a positive and negative influence in Paul’s life. It would be understandable for Paul to feel as if Keller “was bad for him‚ the worst possible teacher”‚ judging from the way he later narrates his life. Keller’s mysterious past and renunciation of music ruled his teaching style‚ subsequently suppressing Paul’s musical passion. In spite of this‚ it would be more reasonable to believe that
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Don’t believe that you can’t achieve. I once thought about giving up when I had a bad baseball tryout and I didn’t think I would make the team. I tried my best and gave it my all. I ended making the team that day. If I had not believed in myself or given up I would not have made it. I feel strongly about these words of wisdoms because you never know what could happen if you don’t give up. Never give up in life because if you try your hardest you can achieve anything that you put your mind to. Secondly:
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colors into language. We can put some bright colors to words when we are happy‚ or dark colors to express that we are not in a good mood. We give them their own power‚ and in the article “A Question of Language” by Gloria Naylor‚ the author shows us her idea about that power of words. Words themselves are harmless; the problem comes from the way people want to use them. Naylor starts her text by mentioning about her first time hearing the word “nigger”. It was in her third-grade class‚ when she was
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public safe and to honor the victims death you must simply put an end to all of it‚ including the criminal. The problem is too many people think the death penalty needs to go‚ and that life in prison is the obvious answer. The death penalty may seem bad‚ but in true reality it does great things for this country. The death penalty is not cruel‚ lowers crime rate‚ and represents true justice‚ why would you want to get rid of it? Do not support the removal of the death penalty‚ it is needed for the justice
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WORD CHOICE A writer’s selection of words as determined by a number of factors‚ including meaning (both denotative and connotative)‚ specificity‚ level of diction‚ and tone. "Word choice often determines whether or not you get your message across. Making poor word choices and not writing appropriately for the audience can distract the reader so much that the message you intended to convey is missed." Definition of Slang: An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined
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“Bad Company” The time of the classic cowboy was so short‚ less than 50 years‚ and yet the rebels and outsiders of the old west live on as a key icon of American history. The glorification of the cowboy stands alone in history; Europe’s knights and Japan’s samurai were warriors not outlaws or bandits. Due to their unique position of being both honored and despised‚ the cowboy experienced pressures unlike any other icon in history. This position allowed them to become glorified as a classic hero in
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