words about language
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Words About Language. By: Edna Ramirez, Sebastian Morales, and Claudia Velez. ( Edclauseb ) . Annotation. (Noun) A critical or explanatory note. (Verb: Annotated). Appellation. (noun)A name, title, or designation. Eponym. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Words About LanguageBy: Edna Ramirez, Sebastian Morales, and Claudia Velez. (Edclauseb)
Annotation
(Noun) A critical or explanatory note. (Verb: Annotated)
Appellation (noun)A name, title, or designation.
Eponym (Noun) A person whose name is, or is
thought to be, the source of the name of something.
(adjective: Eponymous)
Julian Owner of Julian’s Cafe
Vancouver
After George Vancouver
Linguistics (noun) The study of the nature,
structure, and variation of language. (adjective: Linguistics) (noun: Linguist
Malapropism (noun) Ridiculous misuse of a word,
especially by confusing with one of similar sound.
Neologism (Noun) A new word, expression or
usage.
Parlance (Noun) A particular manner of
speaking.
That’s Phat !
I'll be savin' me doubloons to buy me own pirate ship. Arrr !
Patois (Noun) A regional dialect, especially a
nonstandard one that has no written tradition.
Polyglot (Adjective) Using several languages (Noun) A person who speaks several
languages.
Vulgar (Adjective) Of or related to the
language of the common people. Crude, indecent. Offensively excessive in the display of
one’s self or one’s wealth.