Midterm 2
The aspects of language
Student Xomidova Durdona_
Group_20.110
Instructor: M. Umarova
Provide relevant descriptions and examples for the terms
Synonyms__ is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous.
Collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English. Think of collocations as words that usually go together. There are different kinds of collocations in English. Strong collocations are word pairings that are expected to come together, such as combinations with 'make' and 'do': You make a cup of tea, but you do your homework. Collocations are very common in business settings when certain nouns are routinely combined with certain verbs or adjectives. For example, draw up a contract, set a price, conduct negotiations, etc.
Clipping
_blend is a mixture of two or more things while compound is an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined or compound can be anything made by combining several things.
Acronyms_ abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:AIDS is an acronym for "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome".
Find the differences and write them.
Academic and General English
Academ_____________Academic English is very pertinent, which is set up to meet the specific needs of the learners. The teaching aims between the two are different. General English is the purpose of the examination, in addition to language learning without any purpose, so general English is also called basic English.
Jargons and Slangs Jargon is the specialized, often technical, language that is used by people in a particular field, profession, or social group. Slang is the informal language of conversation, text messages, and other casual social communication among friends.
Phrase and Clause________Both phrases and clauses contain groups of two or more words and help us to make sentences, but they both have different roles. ... A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A phrase is a group of words, but it doesn't contain a subject and a verb.
Abbreviation and Acronyms Abbreviations and acronyms are shortened forms of words or phrases. An abbreviation is typically a shortened form of words used to represent the whole (such as Dr. or Prof.) while an acronym contains a set of initial letters from a phrase that usually form another word (such as radar or scuba).
Compounding and Blending ___blend is a mixture of two or more things while compound is an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined or compound can be anything made by combining several things.
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