Spoken word

episodes of the A Way With Words radio show, I would like to add some new vocabulary to my language repertoire. One episode in particular, “XYZ PDQ”, peaked my interest, probably because every word and phrase examined in that episode is a word or phrase that I would like to start using. Now, you are probably wondering what on earth this cool radio show is even about. Let me tell you, this radio show answers questions from a all levels of English speakers about what certain words or phrases are…

weaknesses. Student A excels at being able to tap out sounds within a three sound word, as student B is able to tap out the individual sounds of words with 4-5 sounds in them. These activities however acted as review for the students being as they were exposed to these concepts in kindergarten. During whole class instruction I have noticed that student A lacks in properly matching sounds to letters within the words, often getting confused with o, a, u. On the other hand, student B is right on…

definition of phonology is, “the science of speech sounds, including especially the history and theory of sound changes in a language or in two or more related languages” (Phonology, n.d). Many of the dialect questions have questions asking if the word is composed of the same sound. A question asked in the quiz by John Katz, is “How do you pronounce Marry/merry/marry?” (2013). The results show more than half answered “all 3 are the same (56.88%)” and only a few answered “merry and marry are…

However, the conversation between these two characters revolves around the flexibility of words, as well the practice of role-playing, with an overall emphasis on manipulation. The usage of words in a particular manner is first mentioned by Feste after he makes a comparison between living by the church and being a churchman. After the first couple of lines in the scene, Feste exclaims: “You…

indicating a missing letter in some location of the word. Show students a concrete object and provide the name of the object. Let students select the correct letter card that will spell the word of the object shown. • Play stretch and snap. Teach students to s—tr—e—t—ch a word out by its sounds and then to snap the word back together to aide them in oral recognition of the word. Frequent practice of this technique will help students identify words that stump them while reading. Teacher may use…

Skilled readers are able to employ the cueing systems in order to make meaning of what they are reading. As readers, when we come across a word or sentence that we do not understand, if we grasp the concepts of the phonological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic systems, we will be able to successfully use our knowledge to uncover the meaning of the word and comprehend the task at hand, whether it be during reading, writing, speaking, or listening. Having a solid understanding of these cueing…

past sins and the forsaking of them in the future as his heart is changed and healed. The words “honey” and “white” are also used in this stanza. Honey is used eighteen times within the Bible in the context of “flowing with milk and honey” meaning a land most desirable (The Holy Bible). Just as the land with honey is desirable, the change that is taking place is also desirable. This is exemplified with the word “white”. White is the color of purity. White is defined as “morally or spiritually…

ambiguity Generally speaking, phonetic ambiguity only happens in spoken language and communication, usually bringing about through homophony, stress, intonation and pause. 1. Homophony…

Preposition is a word or a group of words which brings out the correct relationship between a noun/pronoun or between a verb and a noun/pronoun or an adjective and a noun/pronoun. Prepositions are important structural words. They have been called, ‘hooking words’, since they are used to hook nouns, pronouns and word-groups on to preceding words and word-groups including sentences. The purpose of the hooking is to mark the relation of the noun, pronoun or word-group with another word or…

Through the clever use of vocabulary Wild (2013) engages the reader from the beginning. It is a story retold, of people trying to escape the brutality of war, forever remaining hopeful, and moving on to a better life. However, as Tunnell (2008) notes, it is not the subject or the characters that dictate if a book is well written, but the manner in which it is written. The choice of vocabulary can either tell the story to the reader, or show them, by immersing them into the story. The latter…