referring to the audience as “you”‚ he slots the reader into the situation‚ by making them the child of the poem. This means that he manages to intensify the feelings and emotions‚ and to transmit the actions that take place. The continuous use of adjectives‚ adverbs‚ and even personification helps the reader to capture a better image of the situation. “The sacks in the tool shed smell like the countryside”‚ “And here they are‚ whispering at the door”‚ and “Someone stumbles‚ mutters” are examples of the
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I can unhesitatingly and boastfully claim that ‘my never- failing friends are they‚ with whom I converse day by day.’ And these friends‚ with whom I talk‚ converse and gossip as a matter of routine‚ are the BOOKS‚ that are stacked in our family-library. Their sweet‚ long company has made me a true book-lover in the real sense. Without any doubt or reservation‚ I can frankly say that blessed are those‚ who are in constant company of books. Books never desert us‚ when we fall prey to evil days
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LEXICOLOGY 1. Principles of general linguistics 2. The structure of English words 3. Derivation as a major word-building pattern 4. Compounding. Classification of compounding 5. Shortening and abbreviation 6. Conversion. Types of conversion 7. Minor types (доп. способы) of word-building 8. The problem of meaning 9. Types of meaning 10. Change of meaning 11. Transfer of meaning (metaphor‚ metonymy) 12. Polysemy or plurality of meaning 13. Homonyms
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speakers may have with English vocabulary use - in particular with the appropriate combinations of words. This is an aspect of language called collocation. An example of collocation that many learners of English may be familiar with is the different adjectives that are used to describe a good-looking man and a good-looking woman. We talk of a beautiful woman and of a handsome man‚ but rarely of a beautiful man or a handsome woman. A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations
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another quite well‚ there are some aspects of language where comprehension breaks down; such as vocabulary‚ pronunciation‚ and spelling. The similarities between the American and British English are that they share almost all the same adjectives‚ nouns‚ verbs and adverbs. Because they come from the same origin‚ though it may seem different languages when we listen at them‚ both American and British speakers can understand each other if they listen carefully. Plus‚ the reading and writing forms are easier
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WILLIAMS SUMMARY CHAPTERS 5 AND 9 COHESION‚ COHERENCE AND CONCISION Joseph William’s book Style: Lesson’s in Clarity and Grace gives guidance to make sentences and paragraphs flow and read better (Williams p 65‚ p 123). In chapters 5 and 9‚ Williams shows how having cohesion‚ coherence and concision give the reader a smoother and inviting experience. Cohesion refers to how well a sentence ends as it relates to how the next sentence begins (Williams p 65). Williams says coherency refers to
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[pic] PEN0015 English 1 Foundation Level ONLINE NOTES Chapter 1 Reading and Vocabulary READING 1. Affixes Affixes refer to word parts that are attached at the beginning (prefix) or at the end (suffix) of a word. They change the meanings of the words they are attached to. Examples: unavailability un - (prefix) + available (root word) + - ity (suffix) interdependence inter- (prefix) + dependant (root word) + - ence (suffix) More examples:
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LECTURE 7: SYNTAX. BASIC SYNTACTIC NOTIONS. 1.General characteristics of syntax. The grammatical structure of language comprises two major parts – morphology and syntax. The two areas are obviously interdependent and together they constitute the study of grammar. Morphology deals with paradigmatic and syntagmatic properties of morphological units – morphemes and words. It is concerned with the internal structure of words and their relationship to other words and word forms within the paradigm
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Language features and their effects Use this checklist: • to understand the ways in which writers gain impact in their writing • to use various features in your own writing (creative and transactional‚ as well as for your oral presentations) in order to craft your writing and gain impact • to help you achieve unit standards which require you to explore language and think critically about poetic / transactional / oral texts Language feature Definition or explanation Example General effect
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experience that you have had. This can be in an examination situation or in a social situation when you are just talking to people. In order to describe anything effectively‚ you must have a wide vocabulary. You must be especially able to use verbs‚ adverbs‚ adjectives and imagery aptly and with confidence. This section contains many examples of good descriptive sentences. It is hoped that you will be inspired by them to be more adventurous in your own descriptions of people‚ places and things. Your descriptive
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