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What is the primary way to understand the meaning of words in literal language?
What is the primary way to understand the meaning of words in literal language?
- Understanding the context of the text
- Using denotation with a dictionary (correct)
- Using structural analysis
- Infering meaning from the author's tone
What is the term used to refer to a word in structural analysis?
What is the term used to refer to a word in structural analysis?
- Morpheme (correct)
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Phoneme
What is the function of a prefix in a word?
What is the function of a prefix in a word?
- To change the meaning of the word
- To attach before the word (correct)
- To attach to the end of the word
- To change the tense of the word
What is the advantage of scanning the text first before using a dictionary to define unfamiliar words?
What is the advantage of scanning the text first before using a dictionary to define unfamiliar words?
What is the disadvantage of using denotation to understand the meaning of words in a text?
What is the disadvantage of using denotation to understand the meaning of words in a text?
What is the term used to refer to a bound morpheme?
What is the term used to refer to a bound morpheme?
What is the main benefit of using structural analysis when reading?
What is the main benefit of using structural analysis when reading?
What type of context clue is used when the unfamiliar word is followed by an example?
What type of context clue is used when the unfamiliar word is followed by an example?
What signal words are used to indicate a Definition Clue?
What signal words are used to indicate a Definition Clue?
What is the opposite of the unfamiliar word in an Antonym Clue?
What is the opposite of the unfamiliar word in an Antonym Clue?
What type of context clue is used when the author's mood or tone helps to understand the unfamiliar word?
What type of context clue is used when the author's mood or tone helps to understand the unfamiliar word?
Why is it necessary to be familiar with bound and free morphemes when using structural analysis?
Why is it necessary to be familiar with bound and free morphemes when using structural analysis?
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Study Notes
Literal Language
- Uses words according to their conventional, accepted meanings or denotation
- Understanding literal language requires knowing the meaning of the words in the text
Techniques to Understand Unfamiliar Words
- Denotation
- Refers to the definition of a word found in a dictionary
- Scan the text, highlight unfamiliar words, and define them using a dictionary
- Structural Analysis
- Understand the structure of a word
- Words are composed of morphemes (root words and affixes)
- There are two types of morphemes: free morphemes (root words) and bound morphemes (affixes)
- Affixes have two types: prefix (attached before the word) and suffix (attached at the end of the word)
- Context Clues
- Technique of finding the meaning of unfamiliar words through the surrounding context
- Uses signal words to help find the meaning
- Types of context clues:
- Definition Clue: the definition of the unfamiliar word is found in the sentence
- Example Clue: an unfamiliar word is followed by an example in the sentence
- Synonym Clue: a synonymous term of the unfamiliar word is found in the sentence
- Antonym Clue: the opposite word of the unfamiliar word is found in the sentence
- Mood/Tone Clue: the mood set by the author harmonizes with the unfamiliar word
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