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Vocabulary DevelopmentStrategies
Rose Ann Sta. Ana &
Margaux Marie Panlilio
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1.Context Clues Words in the sentence which help in understanding the
specific meaning of a new unfamiliar word. The specialmeaning of a word depends on the other words in thesentence of the surrounding group of sentences. Cluesmay be in the form of : definition, appositive or doublecomma clues, mood clues, inferences, structural analysis,phonetic analysis, antonym, synonym, word cluster orcategorization.
The floors of the restaurant were extremelyscuzzy.
They were covered with spilled grease, crumbs offood, and cigarette butts.
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2.Multiple Meaning of Words Words having several meanings
I turned on the light so I could see better.
A. The feather was very light.
B. She wore light colors because
it was going to be a hot day.
C. There is only one light in the living room.
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3.Word Association This explains or describes the similarity
between the relationship of r of words.
tower, wrist, guard, dogWater Collar Under JointWatch In this case,
the answer would be
WATCH.
Here are the relationships:
watchtower, wristwatch, watch is a synonym for guard, and watchdog
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4.Collocations To collocate is to group or place together in
some order or system
Let's give Mr Jones a round of applause.
The ceasefire agreementcame into effect at 11am.I'd like to buy two bars of soap please.
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5.ClustersA cluster is a group of similar or related
things that maybe written around a word
which serves as a cover term.
Men
Men - Magnificent muscles moving,
Mysterious yet Malleable
Minds like a maelstrom merging
, Macho yet magnetic and mercurial
. In the midst of a million marvelous males
, I feel a manic mingling.
The miracle of mere men- they make me melt. --S.R.
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6.Cline (or Scaling) Means a slope or graded sequence of
difference within a species/ series
"freezing", "cold", "cool", "tepid", "warm", "hot", and "scorching"
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7.ClippingA common process of forming words in
which we cut off the beginning or the end.
fries (from French fried potatoes), Betty(from Elizabeth)
doc, ad, auto, lab, sub, deli, porn, demo,and condo.
prof forprofessor,
phys-edforphysical education,
poli-sciforpolitical science, and
burgerforhamburger.
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8.Acronym The process of forming a word from initial
letters of several words.
A.M. / P.M.
"ante meridiem" (before noon) / "post meridiem" (afternoon)
ATM
automated teller machine
rpm
revolutions per minute
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9.Blending Some words are formed by fusing the first
part of one word with the last part of
another.
Emoticon = emotion + icon
Glitz = glamour + ritz
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10.Reduplication Words are formed by partial or complete
repitition.
okey-dokey, wee-wee and zig-zag
nursery with choo-choos
adult life to hanky-panky
Jeepers-creepers
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11.Denotation The dictionary meaning of a word that has
been handed down to us.
home, house, residence and dwelling
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12.Connotation Meanings that are fashioned out of the
speakers past experiences and
associations. Connotation:Home: cozy, loving, comfortable
House: the actual building or structure
Residence: cold, no feeling
Dwelling: primitive or basic surroundings
youngster, child, kid, little one, small fry, brat, urchin, juvenile, minor.Some of these words tend to carry favorable connotations (little one),
others unfavorable (brat), and still others fairly neutral connotations (child).
Calling a young person a bratlets our readers know at once how we feel about the
rotten kid.
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13.Generic Refers to the big class or group to which a
specific word belongs.
waitperson andexecutive.
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References http://www.authorstream.com/presentation/RSJandu-187-meaning/ PNU Reviewer for the Licensure Examination for Teachers Specific
Principles and Methods of Teaching Communication Arts in English and Filipino byProf. Josephine M. Calamlam & Prof. Elvira R. Liwanag
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-ViewArticle.aspx?pin=wak-014001&article_id=285&chapter_id=6&chapter_title=Language&article_title=Abbreviations_and_Acronyms
http://www.instructorweb.com/lesson/connotationdenotation.asp
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/generic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cline
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/connotations.htm
http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/clippingterm.htm http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=537
http://www.gabrielerico.com/Main/ClusteringSampleVignettes.htm