Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Taal en grammatica
Hier leer je enkele Engelse woorden over taal en grammatica, zoals "etymologie", "gender", "toespeling", etc. die nodig zijn voor het TOEFL-examen.
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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
fonetiek
the study of the evolution and structure of language in general or of certain languages
taalkunde
(in the grammar of some languages) a group of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives changing in the same way to indicate case, number, and gender
declinatie
(grammar) to show how a verb changes depending on number, person, tense, etc.
conjugeren
(grammar) a class of words indicating whether they are feminine, masculine, or neuter
geslacht
(grammar) related to verbs that express wishes, possibility, or doubt
subjunctief
(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
voorvoegsel
(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
achtervoegsel
(grammar) connected with or functioning as an adjective
adjectivisch
words, phrases, and expressions used by a specific group or profession, which are incomprehensible to others
jargon
the practice of uttering words that convey the opposite meaning as a way to annoy someone or for creating a humorous effect
sarcasme
a statement that implies or indirectly mentions something or someone else, especially as a literary device
allusie
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
alliteratie
to pronounce or utter something in a clear and precise way
articuleren
conveying or expressing a positive reply
affirmatief
a word or expression that is used instead of a harsh or insulting one in order to be more tactful and polite
eufemisme
a form of humor in which the words that someone says mean the opposite, producing an emphatic effect
ironisch
a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true
paradox
a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something
hyperbool
a clever or amusing use of words that takes advantage of the multiple meanings or interpretations that it has
woordspeling
connected with the art of writing or speaking in an effective or persuasive way
retorisch
humor, irony, ridicule, or sarcasm used to expose or criticize the faults and shortcomings of a person, government, etc.
satire
the redundant repetition of an idea using different words in a sentence or phrase
tautologie
(linguistics) the speech pattern that an individual uses at a particular period of life
idiolect
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
sterretje
to use punctuation marks in a text in order to make it more understandable
interpunctueren
the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, often represented by a specific symbol in phonetic notation
foneem
(linguistics) a branch of linguistics that deals with meaning, reference, or truth
semantiek
(linguistics) the way in which words and phrases are arranged to form grammatical sentences in a language
syntaxis
(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
(linguistics) all the words and phrases of a language, including the function words
lexis
the complete set of meaningful units in a language or a branch of knowledge, or words or phrases that a speaker uses
lexicon
(grammar) one of two or more words with the same pronunciation that differ in meaning, spelling or origin
homofon
each of two or more words with the same spelling or pronunciation that vary in meaning and origin
homoniem