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    Polysemy

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    Polysemy Polysemy comes from Neo-Latin polysemia‚ which comes from Greek polusemous [poly- (many) + sema (sign)] giving us a linguistic term‚ "having many meanings" or multiple meanings. Most of lex. items in English are polysemantic. Ex.: - family - She lost both of her parents. - parent - Envy is the parent of all evils. My family comes from Scotland. The cat family includes lions & tigers. (семейство кошачьих) A family of languages‚ etc. There are monosemantic words: Ex.: a

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    Philosophy of Man: Notes Historical Background I. Pre-Socratic Period - also known as the Cosmological Period (cosmos meaning universe) *questions about human existence and subsistence (basic needs) Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers: - Anaxagoras - Thales (he held that water is the fundamental stuff of all things‚ saying “All is water”) - Anaximander - Xenophanes - Heraclitus - Anaximenes Empiricism – a theory which states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience

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    more. Science can explain how the World works in all of its aspects like macro external and micro external; but based on research‚ science has only one sustainable theory of how and when the planet Earth was created. The word earth has its own etymology‚ “Earth is Old English and German in origin‚ related to the Old Saxon ertha‚ the Dutch aerde‚ and the German erda” (Norris). This is very important to know because it’s giving proof that for a long time there have been people investigating about

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    study of eunuchs

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    cutting his hair‚ carrying him in his litter‚ or even relaying messages—could in theory give a eunuch "the ruler’s ear" and impart de facto power on the formally humble but trusted servant. Similar instances are reflected in the humble origins and etymology of many high offices (e.g.‚ chancellor originally denoted a servant guarding the entrance to an official’s study). Eunuchs supposedly did not generally have loyalties to the military‚ the aristocracy‚ nor to a family of their own (having neither

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    Teaching Is a Vocation

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    mind‚ with great thoughts and spread the nobility in thinking and action among the students. Teacher should celebrate the success of the students. BODY “VOCATION” Vocation comes from the Latin Word “vocare” which means to call. Based on the etymology of the word‚ vocation therefore‚ means a call. Teaching as a Vocation Perhaps you never dreamt to become a teacher! But here you are now preparing to become one! How did it happen? From the eyes of those who believe‚ it was God who called you

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    movie became an international sensation” (Radford). More than half of all zombie movies have been made since September 11‚ 2001. Romero did not invent the zombie. It’s been around as long as man has walked the earth. There are several possible etymologies of the word zombie. One of the possible origins is jumbie‚ which comes from the Caribbean term for ghost. Another possible origin is the word nzambi which in Kongo means “spirit of a dead person” (Radford).

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    Bibliography: Boyden‚ D. D. (1957). When Is a Concerto Not a Concerto? Oxford: Oxford Press University. Jander‚ O. (1968). Journal of American Musicological Society. California: University Of California Press. Keys‚ A. C. (1971). The Etymology of Concerto. Columbus: American Association of Teachers of Italian. Simon‚ E. J. (1957). The Double Exposition in the Classic Concerto. California: University Of California Press. Steinberg‚ M. (2000). The Concerto: A Listener ’s Guide. Oxford: Oxford

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    positions‚ but in some other languages it occurs more frequently as a stressed vowel. In relation to certain languages‚ the name "schwa" and the symbol ə may be used for some other unstressed and toneless neutral vowel‚ not necessarily mid-central. Etymology The word schwa is from the Hebrew word shva (שְׁוָא IPA: [ʃva]‚ classical pronunciation: shewa’ [ʃəˈwa])‚ designating the Hebrew niqqud vowel sign shva (two vertical dots written beneath a letter)‚ which in Modern Hebrew indicates either the phoneme

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    My Name and Its Meaning

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    Before I was born my parents had started looking for names they could give me. Since they had no idea if I was a boy or girl they came up with names for each sex. Each male name they had in mind for me had value along with each girl name. My mother and father had come up with a list of names they each liked.   So once I was born my parents decided they wanted a family name and dubbed me Gabriela Patricia. Gabriela is my uncle’s name in feminine form and my mother was very fond of it and thought it

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    Telangana

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    process‚ which has been allotted 122 days‚ or at least four months.[4] The split has to be approved by the Parliament of India before the state is officially created. Also the ongoing Samaikyandhra Movement is trying to keep the state united. Etymology The Word "Telangana" might have been derived from Telugu which is the spoken language in this region and Telugu language is thought to have derived its name from trilinga‚ as in Trilinga Desa‚ "the country of the three lingas". According to a

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