lets know what is LANGUAGE!!

hi...

today's class (January 2, 2008), i learnt about language..when talk about language, what comes to your mind??in Macmillan, language is a method of human communication using oral or written word.mdm.shafizan did mentioned that language means expression of thought and feeling using a medium : vocal sound. she also mentioned that language is COMPLEX. there are homonym, homophones and the last one is heteronym.( my mom ask me to be a teacher, {as she is a teacher}but i don't want. but today, while typing this post, i feel like I'm a teacher..-telling u some info that i got in my class..huhuhuhuh)

1. the 1st i is homonym, one of a group of words that share the same spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings.in short:1 word that have multiple meaning..

for example:

• tissue a) animal/ plant cells are made of nerve(every animal/plant have in their body b)a type of very thin paper used 4 wrapping(most ladies have in their bag..huhuhu)
• bank a) a river bank b) a savings bank
• bow - a)a kind of tied ribbon b)To bend forward at the waist in respect
• dove a) bird b) d) past of dive
• close a) near b)to shut

2.the second type of language is homophones, words that sound alike but different in meaning. there are many example for this category. some of the example are :

• affect and effect
• too and two
• shelf and chef
• cut and card
• buyers and bias

3. the last 1 is heteronym the word that spell in the same way but have different meaning.the example are

• consort a) wife/ husband of a king/queen b) to spent sometime with someone who consider as bad
• pole a) people from Poland b) a long thin stick
• bass a) a fish b)[instrument
• ruler a) the one who rule an organization/ leader b) something that we use to make a line
• ruff a) a large collar with upright fold b) a highest value in poker game

so, what do you think??if 1 word can make us confuse, what about 1 sentence??(cited from mdm shafizan word) it will lead to misunderstanding and communication breakdown...but i think i get confuse about the 1st and the 3rd categories.they seem to be the same..i can't see any difference s...huhuu..actuall, today's class was interesting. i felt like in the kindergarten..mdm show us picture to guess...huhuhu..but i think, i didn't past the kindergarten test coz only can answer several questions...huhuhu..pity me..oh ya...4 further detail click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym

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