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Vocab
Lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| word that looks like and is related to another word in a different language | cognate |
| alteration of pitch or tone of voice | inflection |
| study of the letters and spelling system of a language | orthography |
| set of inflected forms of a word; model or framework that sets forth a way of viewing things | paradigm |
| study of the history of language | philology |
| sound system of a language; the study of such a sound system | phonology |
| often witty or critical response to a reply; an answer | rejoinder |
| study and art of using language effectively and persuasively; elaborate, pretentious, or insincere speech | rhetoric |
| clear and precise; expressed in few words | succinct |
| arrangement of words to form grammatical sentences | syntax |