Blending, Clipping, Acronim

Discussion and Examples Hopefully you have not forgotten these terminologies. Your module two on vocabulary that you studied in the first semester says that: "Blending is the fusion of two words into one, usually the first part one word with the last part of the other so that the resultant blend consists of both original meanings, e.g.: motel, brunch, fridge, smog". You still remember the meanings of these blendings, do you? If you don't, study again your vocabulary lessons, will you? Clipping is a process in which a word ia formed by shortening a longer word, e.g.: zoo dorm, mag, pub, ads. You also have many clippings in Indonesian. Acronym is the result of forming a word from the first letter or letters of each word in a phrase, e.g. NASA, VIP, YMCA, AIDS. These systems of...

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The Concept of Meaning

As you have notice in the process of translation, meaning plays an important role. There are different kinds of meaning in language. The meaning relate to the language function as a means of communication. It is closely influenced by the grammars, context, situation and society culture to where the meaning occurs. There are the different kinds of meanings categorized. A. Lexical Meaning Meaning as defined in the dictionary is called lexical meaning. Usually it occurs when the word is used in isolation. Example : English Indonesian Snobbish Sombong Rooster Ayam Jago Oscillate Terombang-ambing...

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Gerund

Gerund is ing form that is used like noun.1. The functions of Gerund1) Gerund as SubjectWe put ing form in subject Example:Running is my favorite sport. Crying can't solve the problem. Helping other person is good habit.2) Gerund as Objecta. Object certain verb.b. Object of preposition.c. Object of complement.a. Object certain verb (avoid, deny, enjoy, mind, ... Etc)Example;He denies stealing my money,Do you mind taking me home?b. Object of preposition (interested in, afraid of... etc)Example;I am interested in reading a magazine.She is afraid of faceting him.c. Object of Complement Example:My bad habit is sleeping in the morning.His favorite activity is going to somewhere.3) Gerund as Noun ModifierTelling about what is noun used for.......

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Teori Belajar

Teori BelajarBerdasarkan perbedaan sudut pandang tentang belajar maka teori belajar dapat dibagi menjadi beberapa kelompok. Yang sering ditetapkan untuk menerangkan proses belajar ialah (a) Behaviorisme, (b) Kognitivisme, (c) Teori belajar Gagne.a. Behaviorisme Menurut teori ini manusia sangat dipengaruhi oleh kejadian di dalam lingkungan, yang akan memberikan pengalaman tertentu kepadanya. Belajar di sini merupakan perubahan tingkah laku yang terjadi berdasarkan paradigma S-R (Stimulus Respons), yaitu suatu proses yang memberikan respons tertentu terhadap yang datang dari luar. Proses S-R ini terdiri dari beberapa unsur. Pertama ialah unsur dorongan atau drive. Siswa merasakan adanya kebutuhan akan sesuatu dan terdorong untuk memenuhi kebutuhan ini. Kedua ialah rangsangan...

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