Vocabulary Study - Lecture notes 5 PDF

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Vocabulary study by the prof to improve english writing....

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Vocabulary Study Vocabulary Study Studying vocabulary is essential to academic writing. Improper word choice because of not knowing word definitions or forms can have a negative impact on writing. In this course we will be studying vocabulary from the Academic Word List (AWL). Specifically, the words will come from Sub-lists 1 – 3 of the AWL. There will be vocabulary wordlists posted, and the vocabulary worksheets will be based on these words. The first 2 Wordlists and the first vocabulary worksheet are now available. Word Definitions Obviously, the most important part of vocabulary study is the meaning of a word. Remember, however, that most words have multiple meanings. You are responsible for knowing each possible meaning a word might have. For example, the word access, as a verb, can mean to approach or enter, or it can mean to obtain or examine. Word Forms Another key element of vocabulary study is the form of a word. Most words have various different word forms – they can be a verb, a noun, an adjective, and so on. You are responsible for knowing all of the possible word forms for a word. For example, access is a noun, and the same word is also a verb. Collocations Definition: 

A collocation is a sequence of words or terms, which are used together too often to be treated as chance.

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In simpler terms, collocation is the way words are used together.

Collocations also determine restrictions on how words are used together, such as which prepositions are used with particular verbs, or which verbs and nouns are used together. Examples: 

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the verb perform is used with the noun operation, but not with discussion, as in Dr. Smith will perform the operation.

the adjective high is used with the noun probability, but not with chance, as in high probability; the adjective good is a more suitable collocation with chance as in good chance. The following website contains a collocation sampler: 

http://www.ozdic.com/collocation-dictionary/operation Type in the word you are studying and it will return a pop-up window with a list of typical collocations....