Our Grammar Rules & The Right Words
The right words are almost always going to be ____________________________________, not ones combed from Thesaurus.com.
What are our own words?
This is a set rules for communication that only exist within family units.
What is familect?
Language is constantly _____________________.
What is evolving?
(I'll also accept any synonym, like "changing")
Gasoline → Gas
Alligator → Gator
Influenza → Flu
Are all examples of ______________________.
What is clipping?
We can use metaphors and similes to _____ instead of _____!
What is show instead of tell?
Language develops unconsciously from ________________________________; therefore, criticism of how someone speaks is NEVER allowed in our class!
What is "from listening to those around us, including our family and friends"?
(I'll accept any answer that shares a similar idea!)
The following is an example of...
As a child, Mrs. Z. called wonton soup "one-time" soup, and now that is ALL her mother ever calls it.
What is familect?
One way language can change is _____________.
For example: The word "clew" is now known as "clue"
What is spelling?
Kindergarten is a German word.
Opera is an Italian word.
These are examples of _______________________.
What are loan words?
Metaphors and similes may just be analogies, BUT the analogies we use tend to reveal THIS.
What is the style, personality, or background of the speaker?
You already know ____________________________, so our study will be about______________________.
What is "enough about grammar and language to fill a book" and "learning to use that knowledge"?
A form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing unique words and grammar.
What is dialect?
One way language can change is _____________.
For example: in the 1600s, the word "clue" was "a ball of yarn or thread"
What is meaning or definition?
Breakfast + lunch = brunch
is an example of ____________________________.
What is portmanteau?
One of the neatest facts about language is that any sentence longer than a few words is likely to be __________________________________________.
What is unique in the history of the English language?
I'll accept any phrasing that communicates this idea.
All language is _____ _____, meaning no dialect or way of speaking is inherently correct or incorrect.
What is rule based?
The following conversation is an example of...
"Would you like a soda?" Leslie asked.
"You mean a pop?" Robert replied.
What is dialect?
One way language can change is ________________.
For example: Algebra once was emphasized on the second syllable, so it rhymed with "gal Debra"
What is pronunciation?
The French "marché aux puces" translates to "flea market" in English.
This is an examples of a _________________.
What is calque?
This is an extended metaphor. It carries through the length of the piece and tends to be a unique, less obvious comparison. For example, "My Father is an Oyster" is one of these.
What is a conceit?
Word choice, or __________, is the way that words or language are used within a particular context. It is a key element of idiolect.
What is usage?
A set of internal rules for how to communicate that is unique to a specific individual; they are an intersection of those around you and your own individual style
What is idiolect?
Name TWO ways ENTIRE languages can change.
What are language extinction and language creation?
The word "Awful" once meant "full of awe."
The word sick can mean ill or cool (as in "That's sick!")
These are examples of ___________ ___________.
What is semantic shift?
Name three characteristics that you can use to identify and define a speaker's voice.
What are...