Language Arts 4

Thesaurus

A book that lists synonyms and often includes related words and antonyms

Breve

A curved mark over a vowel to show that is has a short sound

Diacritical mark

A mark placed over a letter to show its pronunciation

Contraction

A shortened form of a word or phrase such as can't for cannot or don't for do not

Accent

A special emphasis or force given to a syllable or a word when we pronounce it

Macron

A straight line (-) over a vowel to show that it has a long sound

Synonym

A word that had the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

Homonym

A word that is pronounced like another word but has a different meaning and often different spelling

Antonym

A word that means the opposite of another word

Most of the time

Affect is a verb and effect is a noun

The words in the dictionary are arranged in what order

Alphebetical

Why might students or educated adults use nonstandard language even though they no standard English

Careless, habitual use of language learned as a child, rebellion or unwillingness to fit into the business environment, showing that they fit in with the particular social group who may use nonstandard English, and the feeling that correct language is not important

The special marks in the pronunciation of the dictionary word are called what marks

Diacritical

Synonyms are listed in most

Dictionaries

In words that can be pronounced two ways, the word is usually a noun when the

First syllable is accented

What is not provided in a dictionary definition

Frequency of use

The what at the top of each page in the dictionary tell you the first and last words on that page

Guide words

Those who use nonstandard English may be considered uneducated or unworthy

In the business field

Standard English is used by

Ministers, teachers, the business field, and the educated field

A teen who uses standard English may be seen as

More capable, more intelligent, and more mature

The word nowhere is classified as a

Negative

Slang

Nonstandard vocabulary used by a particular group

The pronunciation of the entry word appears behind it in

Parenthese

Abbreviation

Shortened form of a word or phrase

Pronunciation

The act or manner of sounding words

Usage

The costumer you way of using words