Word Games
Scholars who study languages.
Who are linguists?
Using a word from this language will likely be very formal in English.
What is French?
This is the first sentence of a paragraph and it informs the reader about the main idea of the paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
Eye contact, personal space, and gestures.
What are examples of nonverbal communication?
Over, below, to, in, and at are a few examples of these.
What are prepositions?
Family origins
What is descent?
Two of the basic causes of language change according to linguists.
What are simplification and contact with other languages?
The controlling idea of an essay. It includes the topic, author's opinion, and supporting points.
What is a thesis statement?
The reason why one should learn how people in different cultures communicate, both verbally and non-verbally.
What is avoiding miscommunication?
I go to bed _____ midnight.
What is at?
Cities, suburbs, and rural areas that have merged and formed a continuous urban region.
What is a megalopolis?
England was conquered by the French for 300 years
Why is French so prevalent in English?
The step of writing when you write the complete essay for the first time.
What is a rough, or first, draft?
Another word to mean funny.
What is comical?
We have class _____ the evening.
What is in?
To be burdened with.
What is saddled with?
Debt, hour, neighbor, bought, honor, and autumn.
What are examples of mute or silent letters?
This paragraph typically restates the thesis in a slightly different way and summarizes the main points of the essay.
What is a conclusion?
One speaker keeps getting closer and the listener keeps moving away.
What is the "dance"?
Every _____ Saturday morning, I have class _____ night.
What is "Every Saturday morning, I have class at night."?
Scholars who study humans and their culture.
Who are anthropologists?
Words that have a similar meaning and spelling between two, or more, languages.
What are cognates?
A word or phrase such as "for instance" added to a paragraph that helps your essay move along well. A connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs.
What is a transition?
The amount of eye contact, the distance between speakers, and the gestures we use.
What are culturally bound forms of nonverbal communication?
_____ the moment, no one is ______ home.
What is "At the moment, no one is (at) home."?