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Literal
Not figurative; accurate to the letter.
Rhyming Identity
Rhyming is terrific for developing phonemic awareness. Say a word like "cat"
and see how many rhyming words he can say.
,Syntax
The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences;the rules for combining
words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language,
The Colon
A formal introducer. It is usually translated to mean as follows. Use it sparingly
and never after is, are, was, or were when presenting a series.
Deep Structure
An abstract underlying structure from which the actual form of a sentence is
derived.
Personification
, A figurative use of language that endows nonhumans (ideas, inanimate
objects, animals, abstractions) with human characteristics.
Basic Components of Human Language
1.Phonology
2.Semantics
3.Grammar:
4.Pragmatics:
5.Morphology:
6.Syntax:
Gerund Phrase
Includes the gerund, its object, and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST
SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
Compound Sentence
, Two complete thoughts that are separated by a semicolon or a comma with a
conjunction (subject - verb; subject - verb)
Where is Language processed in the brain?
Language is processed in many different locations in the human brain, but
especially in Broca's and Wernicke's areas.
Analyzing Prose
Genre
Narrator
Subject
Structure
Style
Universality of Linguistic Structures or Languages
All languages are systemic
All languages are conventional
Literal
Not figurative; accurate to the letter.
Rhyming Identity
Rhyming is terrific for developing phonemic awareness. Say a word like "cat"
and see how many rhyming words he can say.
,Syntax
The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences;the rules for combining
words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language,
The Colon
A formal introducer. It is usually translated to mean as follows. Use it sparingly
and never after is, are, was, or were when presenting a series.
Deep Structure
An abstract underlying structure from which the actual form of a sentence is
derived.
Personification
, A figurative use of language that endows nonhumans (ideas, inanimate
objects, animals, abstractions) with human characteristics.
Basic Components of Human Language
1.Phonology
2.Semantics
3.Grammar:
4.Pragmatics:
5.Morphology:
6.Syntax:
Gerund Phrase
Includes the gerund, its object, and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST
SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
Compound Sentence
, Two complete thoughts that are separated by a semicolon or a comma with a
conjunction (subject - verb; subject - verb)
Where is Language processed in the brain?
Language is processed in many different locations in the human brain, but
especially in Broca's and Wernicke's areas.
Analyzing Prose
Genre
Narrator
Subject
Structure
Style
Universality of Linguistic Structures or Languages
All languages are systemic
All languages are conventional
