Unit 8 Teaching Vocabulary I) Understanding Vocabulary & vocabulary learning The acquisition of vocabulary at first sight seems straightforward; we all know you need a large number of words to speak a language. That is to say‚ the role of vocabulary seems to have received people’s consistent understanding in foreign language learning. However‚ people are still uncertain about which vocabulary items should be taught and learned‚ in what order and how they can be taught and learned most effectively
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methods of scientific research‚ its basic task being a study and systematic description of vocabulary in respect to its origin‚ development and current use. Lexicology is concerned with words‚ variable word-groups‚ phraseological units‚ and with morphemes which make up words. Lexicology is closely related to: Stylistics. Linguo-Stylistics is concerned with the study of the nature‚ functions and structure of stylistic devices Psycholinguistics or psychology of language‚ the study of the psychological
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Lecture 1 Introduction The DP Hypothesis University of Stuttgart Department of English Linguistics HS Topics in Syntax Dr. Zeljka Caruso Stuttgart‚ October 17‚ 2013 General information Office hours: Tuesdays 14.00 – 15.30‚ KII‚ 4.058 Mail: zeljka@ifla.uni-stuttgart.de Certificate requirements: • 2 assignments • term paper (ca. 15-20 pages)‚ due March 30‚ 2014 Main reading: Alexiadou‚ A.‚ Haegeman‚ L. & Stavrou‚ M. (2007). Noun Phrase in the Generative Perspective. Mouton
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Define the following terms: 1. Linguistics: Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. 2. Phonology: The study of how sounds are put together and used in communication is called phonology. 3. Syntax: The study of how morphemes and words are combined to form sentences is called syntax. . 4 Design features: it referred to the defining properties of human language that tell the difference between human language that tell the difference between human language and any system
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developing children. In addition‚ imitation is another way that could help SLI children. Connell and Stone (1992) conducted a study where they taught SLI and normal developing children the comprehension and production of novel morphemes. They asked children to imitate the morphemes after they taught them. After 4 teaching sessions over two weeks‚ it was found that SLI children’s grammar was significantly improved through the imitation technique. Furthermore‚ bilingualism is another factor that could cause
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other linguistic sciences 5. two approaches to Language Study Lexicology is a branch of linguistics‚ the science of the word‚ dealing with the vocabulary of a language and different properties of words. The term lexicology is composed of two Greek morphemes lexis - means word‚ logos - means learning. Scientists whose works are devoted to lexicology A.I.Smirnitsky‚ N.N.Amosova‚ B.A.Ilyish‚ A.V.Koonin‚ V.V.Vinogradov‚ I.V.Arnold‚ L.Bloomfield‚ H.Sweet‚ L.P.Smith‚ S.Potter The main object of lexicology
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« » is utilised to show that the form is given just as it was written in the original source from which it is cited‚ for example: German ’bed’. A hyphen ( - ) is used to show the separation of morphemes in a word‚ as injump-ing for Englishjumping. Occasionally‚ a plus sign (+) is used to show a morpheme boundary in a context where it is necessary to show more explicitly the pieces which some example is composed of. It is standard practice to use an asterisk (*) to represent reconstructed forms‚
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division Speech can be broken into minimal pronounceable units into which sounds show a tendency to cluster or group. These smallest phonetic groups arc generally given the name of syllables. Being the smallest pronounceable units‚ syllables form morphemes‚ words and phrases. Each of these units is characterized by a certain syllabic structure. Thus a meaningful language unit phonetically may be considered from the point of view of syllable formation and syllable division. The syllable is a
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all other dialects of Chinese including Cantonese) lacks any kind of overt inflectional morphology. In Chinese‚ words are typically formed by one or two written characters. Each character is monosyllabic and can usually stand alone as an unbound morpheme‚ making inflectional changes more or less impossible. As a result‚ the Chinese language family has no method of overtly expressing tense‚ number‚ gender‚ etc. Instead of inflectional changes‚ Chinese uses context‚ additional particles‚ word order
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There are many languages in the world‚ to be exact there are 7‚943 languages. Some of these languages are very common‚ others are becoming endangered‚ and many become extinct on a daily basis. A language is more than what allows people to communicate. A language makes people who they are. It is essentially a culture which gives people a sense of identity. Throughout the course of this class‚ we have learned about the importance of languages no matter how many speakers it has. Languages are a form
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