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Peer reviewedFranza, August – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1979
Provides examples from two classroom exercises: an exercise in which the opening verses of the King James Bible are rewritten in various modern styles, and an exercise in which words in well-known book titles are changed to show the power of the original titles. (GT)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Styles, Language Usage
Download full textBai, Jianhua – 1991
Dimensions of word meaning are examined, and a framework for describing and teaching Chinese words in the context of Chinese second language instruction is offered. It is argued that every word has limitations of usage that must be understood before it can be used appropriately. The limitations, or dimensions, include these: connotative (emotional…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Chinese, Definitions, Grammatical Acceptability
