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Building a better vocabulary, Kevin Flanigan

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Building a better vocabulary, Kevin Flanigan

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eng

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lectures speeches

Main title

Building a better vocabulary

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Oclc number

905016792

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Kevin Flanigan

Series statement

Great courses. Professional. Communication skills

Summary

The hallmark of a powerful vocabulary is not simply knowing many words; rather, it?s knowing the exact word to use in a specific context or situation. A great vocabulary can enhance your speaking, writing, and even thinking skills. This course will boost your vocabulary, whether you want to enhance your personal lexicon, write or speak more articulately in professional settings, or advance your knowledge of the English language. For anyone who has ever grasped for the perfect word at a particular moment, this course provides a research-based and enjoyable method for improving your vocabulary. Building a Better Vocabulary, taught by Professor Kevin Flanigan of West Chester University of Pennsylvania, offers an intriguing look at the nuts and bolts of English, teaches you the etymology (history) and morphology (structure) of words, and delves into the cognitive science behind committing new words to long-term memory

Table Of Contents

Five principles for learning vocabulary -- The spelling-meaning connection -- Words for lying, swindling, and conniving -- Words that express annoyance and disgust -- Fighting words and peaceful words -- Going beyond dictionary meanings -- Wicked words -- Words for beginnings and endings -- Words expressing fear, love, and hatred -- Words for the everyday and the elite -- Words from gods and heroes -- Humble words and prideful words. High-frequency Greek and Latin roots -- Words relating to belief and trust -- Words for the way we talk -- Words for praise, criticism, and nonsense -- Eponyms from literature and history -- Thinking, teaching, and learning words. Words for the diligent and the lazy -- Words that break and words that join -- Some high-utility Greek and Latin affixes -- Cranky words and cool words -- Words for courage and cowardice -- Reviewing vocabulary through literature Words for killing and cutting -- A vocabulary grab bag -- Words for words -- Specialty words for language -- Nasty words and nice words -- Words for the really big and the very small. Spelling as a vocabulary tool -- A medley of new words -- Building vocabulary through games -- Words English borrowed and never returned -- More foreign loan words -- Forgotten words and neologisms

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