Erweiterter Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Sprache und Grammatik
Hier lernen Sie einige englische Wörter über Sprache und Grammatik, wie "Etymologie", "Geschlecht", "Anspielung" usw., die für die TOEFL-Prüfung benötigt werden.
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the study of the origins and historical developments of words and their meanings

Etymologie
the science and study of speech sounds and their production

Phonetik
the study of the evolution and structure of language in general or of certain languages

Linguistik, Sprachwissenschaft
(in the grammar of some languages) a group of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives changing in the same way to indicate case, number, and gender

Deklination, Nominalflexion
(grammar) to show how a verb changes depending on number, person, tense, etc.

konjugieren
(grammar) a class of words indicating whether they are feminine, masculine, or neuter

Geschlecht
(grammar) related to verbs that express wishes, possibility, or doubt

konjunktiv, des Konjunktivs
(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

Präfix
(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

Suffix
(grammar) connected with or functioning as an adjective

adjektivisch, Adjektiv
words, phrases, and expressions used by a specific group or profession, which are incomprehensible to others

Jargon, Fachsprache
the use of words that convey the opposite meaning as a way to annoy someone or for creating a humorous effect

Sarkasmus, Ironie
a statement that implies or indirectly mentions something or someone else, especially as a literary device

Anspielung, Hinweis
a comparison between two different things, done to explain the similarities between them

Analogie
the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of the words in a verse or sentence, used as a literary device

Alliteration
to pronounce or utter something in a clear and precise way

artikulieren, deutlich aussprechen
a word or expression that is used instead of a harsh or insulting one in order to be more tactful and polite

Euphemismus, beschönigende Ausdrucksweise
a form of humor in which the words that someone says mean the opposite, producing an emphatic effect

Ironie
a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

Paradox
a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

Hyperbel, Übertreibung
a clever or amusing use of words that takes advantage of the multiple meanings or interpretations that it has

Wortspiel, Kalauer
connected with the art of writing or speaking in an effective or persuasive way

rhetorisch, rednerisch
humor, irony, ridicule, or sarcasm used to expose or criticize the faults and shortcomings of a person, government, etc.

Satire, Ironie
the redundant repetition of an idea using different words in a sentence or phrase

Tautologie, Redundanz
(linguistics) the speech pattern that an individual uses at a particular period of life

Idiolekt, individuelles Sprachmuster
the symbol * used in writing or printing to show that there is more information about something in the footnote or as an indication of importance or omission

Sternchen, Asterisk
to use punctuation marks in a text in order to make it more understandable

interpunktieren
the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, often represented by a specific symbol in phonetic notation

Phonem, Laut Einheit
(linguistics) a branch of linguistics that deals with meaning, reference, or truth

Semantik
(linguistics) the way in which words and phrases are arranged to form grammatical sentences in a language

Syntax, grammatische Struktur
(grammar) a group of verb forms that indicate if the action or state is conceived as a statement, question, command or in another way

Modus, Aussageweise
(linguistics) all the words and phrases of a language, including the function words

Lexik, Wortschatz
the complete set of meaningful units in a language or a branch of knowledge, or words or phrases that a speaker uses

Lexikon, Wortschatz
(grammar) one of two or more words with the same pronunciation that differ in meaning, spelling or origin

Homophon, homophones Wort
each of two or more words with the same spelling or pronunciation that vary in meaning and origin

Homonym, Homophon
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