About This Blog.

Mainly this blog will get some information about components of language and semantics as main priority. Also i will share some information about experiences in the classroom that could help our knowledge and contribute to improve skills of the english language.

jueves, 13 de febrero de 2014

PARTS OF SPEECH.


Noun: Is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing.




1. Genre nouns: Many nouns would change form depending on their genre for example a man was called an ''author' while a woman was called and ''authoress''.

2. Plural nouns: Change the form of the noun to plural adding some letters for example: (wolf-wolves) (city-cities) (box-boxes) (truth-truths).

3. Possessive nouns: A noun or pronoun changes its form to show that it owns or is closely related to something. For example: Ricardo's bike is awesome 

Pronoun: A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like he, which, none, you to make your sentences. 






Verb: Describe something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events or states of being.






Adjectives: Adjectives describe words like Large, yellow, tall, small, big, smart, ugly etc... For example A big house.






Adverbs:  its word that joins to a verb or a adjetive to modify his meaning. For example (friend-friendly)
(love-lovely) (real-really) ------> I really want cheetos.






Conjuction: Connect parts of a sentences some examples are: and, but, or, yet, for, so.



Interjections: Interjections are words or phrases used to exclaim, protest or command. For example: wow, yeah, ouch, hey, pew etc.... 




SPEECH ACT.


KINDS OF MEANING.



Propositional meaning: Also called locutionary. Is the literal meaning of the utterance.



Illocutionary meaning: Intention of the speaker when uttering an expression.






Perlocutional meaning: Effect of what it is said.






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miércoles, 12 de febrero de 2014

SPEAKER MEANING AND SENTENCE MEANING.


SPEAKER MEANING:
Is what a speaker means (intends to convey) when he uses a piece of language.

SENTECE MEANING: Is what a sentece means, what ir counts as the equivalent of in a the language concerned



PROPOSITIONS, UTTERANCES AND SENTENCES.

Propositions:  is a true fact. (something that exist)

Utterances: Any stretch of talk between breath pauses. Utterances are physical (when im talk the sentences)

Sentences:  String of words put together following a grammar structure. Sentences are abstract (when im thinking in a sentences)



domingo, 2 de febrero de 2014

MAIN CONCEPTS

 COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE



Semantics: The study of meaning.

Phonology: Organization of sounds.

Pragmatics:  The study of the choices of language persons make in social interaction.

Morphology: Refers to the rules combining  morphemes.

                      Morphemes: the smallest units of language that convey meaning.


Syntax: The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences.



  


Source: http://quizlet.com/18574901/five-components-of-language-learning-and-deficits-flash-cards/