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    be biased‚ but should be including all that are produced and shared by the society( Montgomery 7). Even though Black English is different from Standard English‚ Black English has its unique linguistic system. It has its own system in phonetics‚ lexicology and grammar. Black English is the most widely spread minority group language variant in American English. With the improvement of Black American cultural and social position‚ Black English affects American culture in a lot of aspects. Actually

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    Brennan Profession: Tennis Instructor Term #1: Racket Term #2: Court Term #3: Serve Term #4: Ball Term #5: Volley Etymology of Term #1: "handled hitting device used in tennis‚ etc.‚" c. 1500‚ probably originally "tennis- like game played with open hand" (late 14c.)‚ from Middle French rachette‚ requette (Modern French raquette) "racket for hitting; palm of the hand‚" Etymology of Term #2: late 12c.‚ from Old French cort (11c.‚ Modern French cour) "king’s court‚ princely residence‚" from

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    this point Shakespeare alludes to the audience as high class citizens in order to persuade them that Puck is the main character. The word gentles is deprived of the noun gentry. The etymology of the term “gentry‚” tells readers that if one is a gentry they are born with nobility and high ranked (“Gentry” Online Etymology). The connotation of the word is positive because the audience is spoken as noblemen. Puck’s reassurance of gaining the audience’s trust is a main reason why Shakespeare made him the

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    Introduction We often hear about words being added to dictionaries as they become part of everyday vernacular‚ but have you ever heard about any words that get removed? Some people argue that if a word has existed at some point in time then it merits a place in the dictionary. After all‚ who knows when someone may come across it in an old text and need to look up the definition? Others say that dictionaries should reflect the language that we use here and now‚ and so those words which have become

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    BRAIN STRUCTURES‚ ETYMOLOGY and FUNCTIONS   STRUCTURE |ETYMOLOGY|FUNCTION| Prefrontal Cortex (or Frontal Lobe)  |Frontal-1650s‚ of the forehead; From Modern Latin frontalis‚ from front-‚ stem of frons "brow‚ forehead." Lobe-Early 15c.‚ "a lobe of the liver or lungs‚" from Middle French lobe and directly from Medieval Latin lobus‚ from Late Latin lobus "hull‚ husk‚ pod."|The gray matter of the anterior part of the frontal lobe that plays a role in the regulation of complex cognitive

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    of a special phonetic magazine “Le Mattre Phonetique”. It stated phonetic symbols for sounds of many existing languages. 2. Subject of Phonetics Phonetics is a special science‚ which stands apart from other linguistic disciplines‚ such as lexicology‚ grammar‚ stylistics‚

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    Analysis: 3 morphemes {BLAME} + {STORM} + {gerund} Word category: Noun Etymology: < blame n. + storming n.‚ after brainstorming n.. Definition: The process of investigating the reasons for a failure and of apportioning blame‚ esp. by means of discussion or debate.[1] Meatspace: Morphological Analysis: 2 morphs meat/space Morphemic Analysis: 2 morphemes {MEAT} + {SPACE} Word Category: Noun Etymology: < meat n. + space n.1 Definition: The physical world‚ as opposed

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    how the subset used in a particular language is utilised‚ for instance what distinctions in meaning can be made on the basis of what sounds. Phonetics is an independent branch of linguistics like lexicology or grammar. These linguistic sciences study language from three different points of view. Lexicology deals with the vocabulary of language‚ with the origin and development of words‚ with their meaning and word building. Grammar defines the rules governing the modification of words and the combination

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    Kolomna State Teacher-Training Institute Report on the course: Introduction to the Contemporary English Philology Theme: Lexicography as a science of dictionary-making Student: Gavrilin M Year 1 Term 2 Faculty of foreign languages Group 11/2 Teacher of a foreign language: Akhrenova N.A. Kolomna 2007 Contents Introduction 1. Lexicography as a science 2. Dictionary: notion‚ functions‚ classification‚ components 3. The characteristics of Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners Ending

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    M.D. “Exercise in modern English lexicology” — M.: Foreign language publishing house‚ 1960. 7 8. Kashcheyeva M.A.‚ Potapova I.A. “Practical lexicology” — L.: Lviv University Press‚ 1974. 9 10. Kuznietsova V.D. “Notes of English lexicology” — K.: RadyanskaSchkola‚ 1966. 11 12. Minayeva L.V. “English lexicology and lexicography” — M.: High school‚ 2003. 13. Palmer F.R.” Semantics: A new outline” — M.: High school‚ 1982. 14 15. Rayevska N.O. “English lexicology” — K.: RadyanskaShkola‚ 1961. 16

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