Graduate DiplomaReading & Writing Session 27

CollocationLexical Sets

Punctuation & Sentence Structure

1. kind of crab cake

2. bullying and corrupt city management officials

3. slang for an inexperienced person

4. an underdog (poor person with few opportunities to succeed) from the slums

5. a person who has skill with words, especially in writing

6. a noise made by a group of people when their expectations weren’t satisfied

7. a person whose job is to write dictionaries

8. ridiculous

9. a newly invented word

10. to be made King or Queen, or given an award (metaphorical)

11. somebody who competes with others to try to win something

coddies

chengguan noob

slumdog

wordsmith

a collective sigh of disappointment

lexicographer

preposterous

neologism

to be crowned

contender

LEXICAL SETS

What can we call this lexical set?

Texas

Austin

Silicon Valley

India

China

Australia

Canada

the US

the UK

Poland

Poland

PLACES

Texas

Austin

Silicon Valley

India

China

Australia

Canada

the US

the UK

Poland

Poland

PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS INTERESTED IN “WORDS”

• The Global Language Monitor

• A group of US wordsmiths

• lexicographers

• Paul JJ Payack, the president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor

 

WORDS (PARTICULARLY THE MILLIONTH ENGLISH)

tally of English words

millionth word

should be formally crowned the millionth word

contenders to be the millionth word

neologism

 

NEOLOGISMS

coddies

chengguan

slumdog

fundoo

jai ho!

noob

Web 2.0, a term for the next generation of internet applications,

 

ANNOUNCEMENT & REACTION

declared

admits

an estimate

a collective sigh of disappointment

declare the idea preposterous 

'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language

neologism created every 98 minutes says language monitor

which admits tally of english words an estimate

it could have been coddies chengguan slumdog or even

fundoo jai ho would have been fun even noob wouldn t

have been that bad but when a group of us wordsmiths in

texas claimed today that the millionth word in the english

language was web 2 0 there must have been a collective sigh

of disappointment among those lexicographers who hadn t

already declared the idea preposterous

'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language

Neologism created every 98 minutes, says language monitor –

which admits tally of English words an estimate.

It could have been "coddies", "chengguan", "slumdog" or even

"fundoo". "Jai Ho!" would have been fun. Even "noob" wouldn't

have been that bad. But when a group of US wordsmiths in

Texas claimed today that the millionth word in the English

language was Web 2.0, there must have been a collective sigh

of disappointment among those lexicographers who hadn't

already declared the idea preposterous.

the global language monitor glm based in austin calculated

that a neologism is created on average every 98 minutes and

that web 2 0 a term for the next generation of internet

applications should be formally crowned the millionth word

paul jj payack the president and chief word analyst of the

global language monitor said that the contenders to be the

millionth word had come from silicon valley india china and

poland as well as australia canada the us and the uk english

has become a universal means of communication never before

have so many people been able to communicate so easily with

so many others he said

The Global Language Monitor (GLM), based in Austin,

calculated that a neologism is created on average every 98

minutes and that "Web 2.0", a term for the next generation of

internet applications, should be formally crowned the millionth

word.

Paul JJ Payack, the president and chief word analyst of the

Global Language Monitor, said that the contenders to be the

millionth word had come from Silicon Valley, India, China, and

Poland, as well as Australia, Canada, the US and the UK.

"English has become a universal means of communication.

Never before have so many people been able to communicate

so easily with so many others," he said.

'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language

Neologism created every 98 minutes, says language monitor –

which admits tally of English words an estimate.

It could have been "coddies", "chengguan", "slumdog" or even

"fundoo". "Jai Ho!" would have been fun. Even "noob" wouldn't

have been that bad. But when a ________ of US wordsmiths in

Texas claimed today that the millionth word in the ________

language was Web 2.0, there must have been a collective

________ of disappointment among those lexicographers who

hadn't already declared the ________ preposterous.

The Global Language Monitor (GLM), based in Austin,

calculated that a neologism is created ________ average every

98 minutes and that "Web 2.0", a term for the ________

generation of internet ________, should be ________ crowned

the millionth word.

Paul JJ Payack, the president and chief word analyst of the

Global Language Monitor, said that the contenders to be the

millionth word had come ________ Silicon Valley, India, China,

and Poland, as well as Australia, Canada, the US and the UK.

"English has become a universal ________ of communication.

Never before have so many people been able to communicate

so ________ with so many others," he said.

HAPPIER SHOPPERS

a poor year the signs of recovery offline are less clear a meagre 0.5% rise on 2008

picking up again

rose to $3.2 billion

over 10% higher then

rose by 11%

rose from $846m to $887mretail spending

heavy discounts

promotions

enticing shoppers to open their wallets

online spending

internet shoppers splashed out $318m

sales

online shopping

bricks-and-mortar retailers consumers

shops rang up $10.7 billion in sales

in 2008

the week ending on Sunday November 29th

the same period last year Thanksgiving Day

Black Friday

start of the Christmas shopping season

“cyber Monday” November 30th

on Wednesday December 2nd

an increasingly important day

according to comScore, an online market-research firm new data showed that

the largest daily spend on record reckons SuperTrak, a retail consultancy

LEXICAL SETS

Retail spending

_______ shoppers

Online _______ in America is rising

AFTER a ________ year in 2008, retail spending is picking up again as ________

discounts and promotions are enticing shoppers to open their ________. Online

spending rose to $3.2 billion for the week ending on Sunday November 29th, over

6% more than during the same period last year, according to comScore, an online

________-research firm. Internet shoppers splashed out $318m on ________ Day,

over 10% higher than in 2008. Sales also rose by 11% to $595m on Black Friday,

the start of the Christmas shopping ________ for bricks-and-mortar retailers but an

________ important online shopping day too. Consumers continued to spend on

“cyber Monday” November 30th. On Wednesday December 2nd new data ________

that sales rose from $846m to $887m, the largest daily spend on record. But the

signs of recovery offline are less clear. Shops rang up $10.7 billion in sales on Black

Friday, a ________ 0.5% rise on 2008, reckons ShopperTrak, a retail consultancy.

Retail spending Happier shoppers Dec 2nd 2009From Economist.com Online spending in America is rising

 

AFTER a poor year in 2008, retail spending is picking up again as heavy discounts and

promotions are enticing shoppers to open their wallets. Online spending rose to $3.2 billion for

the week ending on Sunday November 29th, over 6% more than during the same period last

year, according to comScore, an online market-research firm. Internet shoppers splashed out

$318m on Thanksgiving Day, over 10% higher than in 2008. Sales also rose by 11% to $595m

on Black Friday, the start of the Christmas shopping season for bricks-and-mortar retailers but

an increasingly important online shopping day too. Consumers continued to spend on “cyber

Monday” November 30th. On Wednesday December 2nd new data showed that sales rose

from $846m to $887m, the largest daily spend on record. But the signs of recovery offline are

less clear. Shops rang up $10.7 billion in sales on Black Friday, a meagre 0.5% rise on 2008,

reckons ShopperTrak, a retail consultancy.