Sep 6, 2023
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합리적 - Reasonable
Good thought! Today’s word is 합리적. This is a little bit advanced vocabulary that you won’t see often. It combines [합리] (합할 to combine 合 + 다스릴 to govern 理), meaning {rationality} with [적] (과녁/진실 target/truth 的), which is a suffix (접미어) meaning {in the way of}.
Together, it forms a noun (명사) or determiner (관형사 - basically a descriptive noun) with the meaning, 이론이나 이치에 합당한. 또는 그런 것. (~ Something that is right or proper to a theory or reason. As a description or something that is.)
…Which boils down to a fancy way of saying “the right way.”
See examples from the interwebs (with loose translations): - 그는 일을 합리적으로 진행하였다. ~ He executed his work rightly. (or appropriately) - 합리적인 선택 ~ a correct/right/appropriate choice - 어느 통신사의 전화 요금이 가장 합리적입니까? ~ Which telecom company’s phone rates are the best? (make the most sense?) - 식품에 대한 합리적 생각법 ~ A Correct Way to Think about Food (note: this is a book title) In real life, you might hear this in commercials- ex 합리적인 가격! (a very reasonable price tag!)
So there’s your “hard” vocab of the week :D Try writing a sentence with it!
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I am a 20-year-old student from Germany. Currently I am enrolled in my third semester of teacher education with the subjects English and German and the aim to teach 5th to 10th grade. By having two languages as my subjects, I have to do a fair amount of linguistic courses. And to be perfectly honest, I struggled a lot in my first german intro linguistics course. In my English introductory course, I realized that linguistics is not that confusing after all, and that it is actually very logical. So that’s when I fell in love with linguistcs. :)
Why have a linguistics blog when I don't even study linguistics?
Another aspect of this blog will be my process of becoming a bachelor linguistics student! Ever since I realised how much fun I had doing linguistics, I couldn't stop thinking about the possibility to actually study linguistics. The problem with that, as it is with all humanities, that the job market is rather tight, especially if you’re not planning on specializing early on. And that is the main reason why I didn’t switch earlier to linguistics. After hesitating I finally decided to enroll in linguistics. I will not switch completely, but do double studies in teacher education and linguistcs, for the same reason of having worries concerning job opportunities. Unfortunately, I can only enroll to linguistcs in the winter semester so it will be almost another year until I can actually start to study! I want to share my thoughts, feelings and steps on this path.
So acompany me on my journey to what may be the best decision I have ever made!
Word Classes
Word Classes - word classes such as nouns, verbs and adjectives can be confusing. Here's an explanation!
In language, all words are grouped into different categories or ‘classes’, and they can be confusing, with each class of word serving a specific function.
Here are the main word classes we use in English:
Nouns – a noun is a type of word that is used to identify people, things, ideas, and states. For example:
People – ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘girl’, ‘boy’
things – ‘toy’, ‘hill’, ‘tree’
Ideas – ‘love’, ‘b…
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Word Classes
Word Classes - word classes such as nouns, verbs and adjectives can be confusing. Here's an explanation!
In language, all words are grouped into different categories or ‘classes’, and they can be confusing, with each class of word serving a specific function.
Here are the main word classes we use in English:
Nouns – a noun is a type of word that is used to identify people, things, ideas, and states. For example:
People – ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘girl’, ‘boy’
things – ‘toy’, ‘hill’, ‘tree’
Ideas – ‘love’, ‘b…
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