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    Modern English lexicology. By Ginzburg R. and others. 3. The English Word. By Arnold I.V. pp. 199-213. Some foreign scholars claim that in contrast to Grammar‚ the vocabulary of a language is not systematic‚ but chaotic. In Russian linguistics lexicology exists as an independent discipline‚ as a part of the curriculum in our Universities. Russian lexicologists have worked out a comprehensive review of different types of word-groupings suggested in modern linguistics‚ both in the country and

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    Manuscript Form As you are learning to write‚ you should have a clear idea of what is good manuscript form. You should do everything - writing the title‚ leaving margins‚ indenting‚ capitalizing‚ and dividing words - according to generally accepted rules. Whenever you write something‚ work carefully‚ write neatly and clearly‚ and try to make as few mistakes as possible. Before handing in your essay or exercise‚ proofread it once or twice‚ because you may need to make some final corrections and

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    Neologisms

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    Information about Neologism In linguistics‚ a neologism is a recently-coined word. It also is the result of the act of inventing a word or phrase. Additionally it can imply the use of old words in a new sense (i.e.‚ giving new meanings for existing words or phrases). Neologisms are especially useful in identifying new inventions‚ new phenomena‚ or old ideas which have taken on a new cultural context. The word "neologism" was coined around the end of the1800 and was a neologism itself.

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    The way to Rainy Mountain

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    Mountain‚ "Introduction‚" p. 5) In your own words‚ briefly explain what the narrator is seeing and feeling: The narrator is feeling a sense of wonder. Feeling the warmth of the sun‚ while watching the grasshoppers and tortoises move around the grass‚ it seems to make him wonder and imagine that this is where creation started. Mark the Text Now mark some of the descriptive phrases and adjectives Momaday uses to describe the setting. Pay attention to color words and what those colors do to Momaday’s

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    use idioms to make their language richer and more colorful and to convey subtle shades of meaning or intention. Idioms are used often to replace a literal word or expression‚ and many times the idiom better describes the full nuance of meaning. Idioms and idiomatic expressions can be more precise than the literal words‚ often using fewer words but saying more. For example‚ the expression it runs in the family is shorter and more succinct than saying that a physical or personality trait ’is fairly

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    dictionary. Look up words you don’t know. Be an curious student. Think about what you’re doing. Write things down. Repeat. “How can I learn more vocabulary words?” A very common question. “How can I learn more vocabulary?” Students tend to make the same comments about the challenges and difficulties of vocabulary and of learning new words: ▪ I don’t know a lot of the hard vocabulary words that I see in my reading. ▪ It takes too long to look up words in the dictionary. ▪

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    helps you not only to show the meaning of words but also makes studying words easier. It is  the quickest‚ most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary. This vocabulary has a Personalized List of Words Just for You As you answer questions‚ we begin to compile a list of words to learn. If you get a question wrong or choose to use a hint‚ the word is added to the list. Once we add a word to this list‚ we keep working with you until you’ve mastered that word. You can see your list by clicking on the

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    Vocabulary- Utopia

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    English 4‚ Unit 2: Utopia and Dystopia Vocabulary: Words to Know Directions: Using context clues from the sentences provided‚ try to guess the meaning of each word. Type the guessed meanings in the appropriate spaces provided. Then‚ use dictionary.com to listen to the pronunciation and find the meanings of the words as they are used in each sentence. Type the dictionary meanings in the appropriate spaces provided. 1. When he heard the sound of the gun‚ George winced. Hazel could tell the

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    related to reading comprehension‚ decoding‚ spelling‚ and school achievement. Luckily for language teachers and language learners‚ not all English words need to be learned. We do not have time to teach all the words‚ nor do we have time to look at many more than a few words in each class. The ultimate aim‚ of course‚ is to develop the learners as independent word learners.The most fundamental idea that should underlie any method is that ’the most important vocabulary to work on‚ is that the learners learned

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    The Mad Dog Extract How does Harper Lee create mood and atmosphere? Harper Lee starts to create the tense mood straight from the offset. In the very first sentence she uses alliteration of the letter ‘d’ in the words ‘deadly’ and ‘deserted’. The length of the first couple of sentences have and effect on the mood as most of them are very short‚ the short sentence length I think adds drama to the extract and adds tension to the atmosphere. Another tension building Harper Lee uses in the first

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