Languages 2025, January

What is morphological parsing? Scheme and parsing plan

What is morphological parsing? This question has been asked many times by every student. How to properly analyze a word or sentence? Let's figure it out. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is an association: the logic of the illogical

Our consciousness exists as a huge system of ordered information, which is activated by external influences. However, the connections of the models of the surrounding world, formed according to bizarre laws, by no means obey the standard logical laws. Connections in human consciousness exist according to the principle of individually significant "links" - associations. What is an association and is it really that illogical?. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is a neologism and how does it appear in the language

If we compare our speech, modern, and the speech of at least our grandparents (and even parents), there will be significant changes. And it is worth listening to or getting a grasp of the communication of children and adolescents - we may not understand half of what they said at all. After all, they operate with such words, call such objects (a vivid example is game attributes and virtual things), which we do not even suspect. All this is evidence that language is a living organism, that it is constantly evolving. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is a common offer

What is a common offer? Any student can ask this question. Let's try to figure it out. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Connection of words in a phrase. Ways of linking words

In particular, in order to understand what are the ways of linking words, you must first determine what the term "phrase" itself is. After that, we will move on to the question of what is the connection of words in a phrase. Our "lesson" will continue with a detailed consideration of control, coordination and adjacency and will end with a small hint that you can use in order not to be mistaken in their definition. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is dialectism. Examples of using

In colloquial speech, we use a large number of various speech figures every day. Among them are dialectisms. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is the alphabet, its meaning and history

Since ancient times, people have sought to communicate with each other in order to survive. So tribes, groups of tribes, and then peoples began to form. Our ancestors developed more and more every decade and at one fine moment decided to invent something that would help fix their thoughts on stones, papyri. It's about the alphabet. When did she first appear? How was it developed and formed? And what is the alphabet? Let's figure it out right now. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is metonymy?

Any language is constantly being updated and developed through borrowing and the emergence of new words thanks to the means of figurative literature, which include many varieties of tropes and artistic figures. From a school course in literature, it is known what metonymy is. However, it would be interesting to know how this artistic technique is used in various areas of our life. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is a tautology, its examples

Speech is one of the most important human tools. It allows people to share information. Therefore, it is important that the speech is understandable to the interlocutor. But there are speech errors that make it difficult to understand. For example, tautology - what is it, and why do some consider it a stylistic device?. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is spelling? Definition, history, basic principles

What is spelling? This question is asked by every person in school. However, it is very difficult to fully understand what this concept contains. Let's try to figure it out. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What are homonyms and how to distinguish them

In every language there are words that cause bewilderment among foreigners. Such lexical units have one unique feature: they are identical in writing and pronunciation. From the school course of the Russian language, you probably remember that such components of native speech are called homonyms. To understand more about what homonyms are, what properties they have, this article will help. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

How to learn to speak English: language courses, communication with a native English speaker, self-study, learning material

You have to ask yourself, “Do I really want to learn how to speak English?” If the answer is yes and there is a strong desire, then more time should be devoted to learning the language. To do this, you should change your lifestyle so that contact with him becomes regular. The article gives recommendations on how to do it most effectively. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

OMON: the transcript is known to everyone

The main task of this special unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is to ensure law and order in cases of complication of the operational situation in the regions of Russia. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

The subjunctive is The part of speech is the verb. Subjunctive mood - examples

Actions are expressed using parts of speech that have a huge number of modifications. The conditional or subjunctive mood is one of the forms of the verb in Russian, which has an extremely important function. What does it consist of?. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is tone? Many meanings of the word, its origin and examples of use

What is tone? It is impossible to give a short answer to this question. This is due to the fact that the word has a large number of interpretations. And also it is part of many phraseological units. For those who want to thoroughly understand what tone is, this article is written. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is isolation? Separations in Russian

Answering the question of what is isolation. you can simply say that this is the selection of sections of text on the letter. But, as elsewhere, there are many nuances. In particular, there are different types of separation. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Khanuma is The meaning of the word "khanuma"

In the vocabulary of the Russian language there are many words that came from oriental languages. One of them is khanuma. What does this term mean? It is worth understanding the issue, especially since this word has not one, but two meanings. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

In the words "beautiful, beautiful, beautiful" stress on the second syllable

What prevents you from pronouncing the words "the most beautiful, the most beautiful" correctly? It would seem that a clear fixed emphasis on "and" in the same-root "beautiful, beautiful" should help in memorization. Oddly enough, even those who successfully passed the Russian language exam begin to doubt when they talk about the most beautiful winter landscapes, Christmas trees, decorations. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Correctly put the emphasis on "call", "call", "call"

It is unlikely that you will be able to hear an incorrectly pronounced "I'll call" or "I need to call" in a conversation. Why do we so often hear the wrong accent in "call", "call", "call", "call"? Where did such a "ringing" come from, if the stress on this syllable does not apply?. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

"Prettier" or "prettier": depending on the context

There are several variants of the comparative degree for the word "beautiful". True, “more beautiful” is neutral in relation to the style of presentation, but “more beautiful” is an image rooted in poetry and folk speech. There are many synonyms for these words, and the context requires the use of different epithets, with different semantic shades and nuances. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Emphasis on the words "cakes" and "cake": no changes are expected

It would seem that the correct stress in the word "cakes" is easy to put: it does not change in the plural compared to the singular, it remains with the declension in cases. However, this is one of the most common speech errors. Only the verb "rings" will not yield to "cakes". Perhaps because they call more often than they buy cakes. The word "cakes" still remains with a fixed accent on the first syllable. Emphasis on Y - colloquial, erroneous. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Emphasis on the word "spoilt": remember thanks to burima

Looking into the dictionary, we will once again make sure that in the word "spoil" the stress falls on the last syllable, and in "spoiled" - on the second. We need associations, best of all rhymed lines that will help to keep difficult accentological norms in memory. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Emphasis on the word "ringing": is there a more popular mistake?

The stress in the word "ringing" falls on the second syllable. So and only so. Why is this mistake so common in Russian colloquial speech? To correct or not the interlocutor during the conversation, if he makes this or other mistakes in words?. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is filigree (filigree): two names of one technique

Scan is the oldest technology of jewelers to create jewelry and objects from thin metal wire. Finding out what filigree is, one should not forget about the term filigree. In foreign sources (and sometimes in Russian-speaking ones too), they write about authentic objects of ancient Russian art as about filigree. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is this - "candibober"? With and without a hat

An image search for the word "candybober" returns only photographs of a lady in a red hat. Why? After all, this word is very old and has many related meanings. The Russian language is so rich that it seems surprising why the word "candibober" was invented. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

An album is always creativity

Album is what various publications call it: both for personal creativity and already completed professional projects. Reproductions of paintings or herbariums, guest books or collections of family photographs - all these are albums. Varieties - sketchbook, scrapbooking, klyasser. They create special opportunities for creativity and collecting. Separate topic: albums - recordings of musical works. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Valor - what is it? Correlation of the concepts "valor", "bravery", "honor"

There comes a time in every man's life when he wants to know what valor is and whether he is capable of it. Usually life tests a person for character traits, and spontaneously (without a suitable situation) it is very difficult to discover any virtues in oneself. In our article we will try to determine the differences in the concepts of honor, valor and courage (courage). Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

How to translate sentences from Russian into English? Brief instruction

Analytical layout of a simple sentence and step-by-step translation taking into account the type of information, pledge, time and aspect. Briefly about the imperative and subjunctive mood, and polite address. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Rules for using English verbs with examples

What prepositions to use verbs with? Ways of Attaching an Object and Four Basic Patterns for Using Phrasal Verbs in a Sentence. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Verbs may, might. Application and grammatical features

Modal verbs may, might generally describe the theoretical probability of an event under certain conditions. These conditions may be the desire or unwillingness of one of the participants in the events, the possibility of committing in terms of laws, norms, rules, etiquette and other circumstances. As a rule, the statement takes the form of an assumption or assumption. It can be noted that usually it is not doubt that outweighs, but the predictive component. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

A comparative adjective in English and other ways of matching

Adjectives and adverbs in English have three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative and superlative. Also, the comparative adjective is not the only way to compare things. There are various turnovers with which you can not only compare objects (abstract concepts), but also correlate them with each other. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Turnover there is / there are in English: rules of use

There is / there are - in past and future tense, indefinite and perfect aspect. With modal verbs and the verbs 'appear / seems to be the place to be' and 'seem / one gets the feeling that'. Difference from 'there/there' and 'It is. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Lexicology of the English language as an analytical system

The word, as the smallest independent unit of language, is a universal tool of hermeneutics. But analytical systems, compared to synthetic ones, are less flexible, and in this regard, the lexicology of the English language has its own characteristics. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Use of prepositions in English: rules

The use of prepositions as adverbs of place, adverb of time, subject, complement of a compound nominal predicate, complement of a simple or compound verbal predicate, complement of a noun, complement of a verb, particle of a phrasal verb and complement of an adjective. Rules. Examples. Table. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Temporal form of a verb in English. Table of forms of English verbs

The verb changes depending on the tense in which it is used. Verb tenses in English consist of four groups - Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous, for each of which the past, present, future and future are built in the past. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

10 tag questions in English. Examples of tag questions in English

In what cases are questions consisting of affirmations and denials used and how are they correctly constructed?. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

How to write a question in English correctly?

Getting acquainted with English speech (both oral and written), we notice that the grammatical rules of the traditional school often contradict the principles of the English language. In particular, should we always frame the question as: "Did you do it?". Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

Articles in English: table and rules of use. The definite article in English

Articles help us understand the role of a noun in a sentence. They give an idea of the number, the state of the object and the attitude of the speaker towards it. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

What is CBP? This is the original female character

What does CBP mean? This is an acronym that stands for original female character. This term is most often found among writers of fanfiction - short and not very short stories, often based on TV series, films, books, computer games, and often describing fictional stories with celebrities. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01

"Dare": the meaning of the word, synonyms and sentences

We are well aware of what the courage of the city takes. But the same idea can be expressed in another way. For example: "Boldness makes the citadel of the capitals fall on their faces." A little clumsy. The main thing here is that we are considering the meaning of the word "dares." As always, there will be synonyms and suggestions. Last modified: 2025-01-10 15:01