Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Feb 10 - grammar

grammar quiz
vocab list

morpheme – most elemental unit of grammatical form
hierarchy – arranged in ranks, or graded according to importance
lexical gap – words that are not in the dictionary but can be formed by the sounds available to the language
palatable – acceptable to the senses, esp. taste
anecdote - a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
cognate - related by descent from the same ancestral language
cryptic - secret, occult
indubitable - too evident to be doubted : unquestionable
obtuse - difficult to comprehend : not clear or precise in thought or expression
foible - a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior : weakness

Morphology exercises (packet is HW for Mon)
Sentenece styles, exercise

HW: NPR assignment, Morphology packet - both due Mon Feb 16.

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