 What’s in Week Four Térraba? Let’s Review! -Meaning by Context -Identification of Affixes -Meaning of words with Affixes

You can define words in two ways: Word Defining Techniques By Context Using the Dictionary Click

Kinds of Dictionaries Words are defined according to different information fields Bilingual Dictionaries Gives the translation in 2 or more languages Monolingual Dictionaries Provide meanings in one language only Picture Dictionaries Illustrate the words Specialized /Technical Dictionaries Electronic-medical-mechanic-computer Click

Dictionary Meaning Dictionaries give one or various meanings of words without analyzing the context. Los diccionarios proporcionan uno o varios significados de las palabras sin considerar el contexto en el que aparecen. Example: Management meanings: “manejo-administración-dirección- gerencia-conducción” When context is taken into account to define meaning the dictionary may not be to helpful. “Cuando el contexto se considera para definir una palabra el diccionario podría no ser de gran ayuda”. Meaning by Context Example: 1. The management decides the policies. La administración decide las políticas. 2. Managemment is responsible of the success. La gerencia es responsible del éxito. 3. I have to see the management of the company’s fund. Tengo que ver el manejo de los fondos de la compañía. “Sin considerar el contexto y utilizando sólo un significado en todas, estarían incorrectas. De ahí que el contexto es importante y debemos aprender a tomarlo en cuenta para saber significados de palabras.” Click

Affixes Syllables or Words added at the beginning or at the end of a base or root word Suffixes= after root word Prefixes= before root word Both prefixes and suffixes may change meaning completely or partially! 2 Clicks

Affixes and Meaning Meanings with Prefixes They construct the house in Construct meaning = build the house They reconstruct the house in Reconstruct meaning = build again or fix the house. Meanings with Suffixes Suffix= Y Root= difficult The practice is difficult. Difficult meaning = hard-problematic = adjective The difficulty is just unbearable. Difficulty meaning = the problem = noun Prefix=Re Root= construct 4 Clicks : Compare meaning