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    translating texts written in a literary language‚ which abounds in ambiguities‚ homonyms and arbitrariness‚ as distinct from the language of science or that of administration. Literary language is highly connotative and subjective because each literary author is lexically and stylistically idiosyncratic and through his power of imagination‚ he uses certain literary techniques such as figures of speech‚ proverbs and homonyms through which he weaves literary forms. The literary translator is therefore

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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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    restaurant that becomes a hardware store is Bob’s appointed place‚ so closedown of the restaurant implies something bad. Also‚ there is a homonym with an implication. In a Bob’s dialogue‚ "It’s worth it if my old partner turns up"‚ the idiom "turn up" means two different things. One means ’appear’ and the other means ’inform to the police’. This ambiguous homonym implicates something bad as well. Moreover‚ a temporal and spatial background imply the ending. This story happens at night‚ in front of

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    Homonyms Worksheet 1 In paper after paper‚ numerous problems with spelling occur‚ particularly with homonyms. Homonyms are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and usually mean different things. Unfortunately‚ these are the kinds of misspellings that readers are most likely to be prejudiced against. Your job is to train yourselves to look for these trouble spots. Don’t be afraid to look them up and make sure you have the correct spelling! Every time you use a homonym‚ a warning

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    “Discuss and contrast some of the main features of the classes VERB and NOUN in English and any other language.” In this essay I will make an attempt to discuss differences between two classes of lexemes‚ which are verb and noun. In order to conduct that analysis in a detailed manner I will refer to two languages‚ English and Polish (minor references to French will also help my studies). I will start from defining what one can refer to as class in linguistics. I will to refer to certain shadows

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    Modern English Lexicology 1. lexicology as a branch of linguistics 2. the object of lexicology 3. various aspects of lexicology 4. the connection of lexicology with 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

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    Assignment 1 – Critical Analysis Name: Lee Ka Man‚ Kayley Class: EN3513 SID: 52868900 Lecturer: Allan Johnson Product: Nippon Paint Nippon paint is the largest paint manufacturer within Asia nowadays‚ which is established in Japan since 1881. With more than 120 years of experience in paint technology‚ they are profound in producing a variety of paints like emulsion‚ wood‚ metal and spray paint to suit different customers’ needs in several areas‚ for example‚ private and public residential

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    Г.Б. Антрушина‚ О.В‚ Афанасьева‚ Н.Н. Морозова Лексикология английского языка English Lexicology Учебное пособие включает разделы: предмет и задачи курса‚ этимологический состав и стилевые слои словарного состава английского языка‚ словообразование‚ семантология‚ фразеология‚ синонимия и антонимия современного английского языка. Теоретический материал тесно увязан с материалом для практической самостоятельной работы и работы на семинарах‚ а также с текстами и упражнениями для лексического

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    Acquiring English as second language at schools Done by: Soumaya Shaitou Translation student April 28‚ 2013 Table of contents Abstract ---------------------------------------------------------page 3 Introduction------------------------------------------------------page 4 Can adults learn a new language better than children? ----page 4 Body--------------------------------------------------------------page 6 Methods of learning a new language-------------------------page 6 How English

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    SEMANTICS -The study of semantics includes the study of how meaning is constructed‚ interpreted‚ clarified‚ obscured‚ illustrated‚ simplified‚ negotiated‚ contradicted and paraphrased. AREAS OF SEMANTIC THEORY * Semantic fields * Metaphor * Homonymy * Homophony * Homographs * Polysemy * Hyponymy * Hypernymy * Antonymy * Synonymy A. SEMANTIC FIELD * Set of lexemes which cover a certain conceptual domain and which bear certain specifiable relations

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