Sunday, March 8, 2009

How do we figure out what words mean?


Figuring out what words mean....

Skill:
1. parse: divide the word into its morphemes
2. gloss: give the meaning for the morphemes
3. literal meaning: read what the morphemes mean together literally; be creative but sensible
4. dictionary meaning: find the actual meaning of the word which may be different than literal

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