Lesson 1 Vocab

Question 0

Inflection

Answer 0

Alteration of pitch or tone of voice.
The addiction of an affix to a word, or a change in the form of a word, to show the plural, tense, or another grammatical relationship.

Question 1

Cognate

Answer 1

A word that looks like and is related to another word in a different language.
Having the same source, origin, or ancestor.
Similar in function and character.

Question 2

Orthography

Answer 2

The study of the letters and spelling system of a language.

Question 3

Paradigm

Answer 3

The set of inflected forms of a word.

A model or framework that sets forth a way of viewing things, especially in an intellectual discipline.

Question 4

Philology

Answer 4

The study of the history of language.

Question 5

Phonology

Answer 5

The sound system of a language; the study of such a sound system.

Question 6

Rejoinder

Answer 6

An often witty or critical response to a reply; an answer.

Question 7

Rhetoric

Answer 7

The study and art of using language effectively and persuasively.
Speech that is elaborate, pretentious, or insincere.

Question 8

Succinct

Answer 8

Clear and precise; expressed in few words.

Question 9

Syntax

Answer 9

The arrangement of words to form grammatical sentences.