Therefore, we adhere to the definition of the concept proposed by the author of "a Short dictionary of cognitive terms": "a Concept is a term that serves as the explanation of mental units or mental resources of our consciousness and the information structure that reflects knowledge and experience of the person" [33]. ... Lexical units denoting males are made in certain lexical groups that combine semantic component of gender marks and is quite compact part of the dictionary. ...

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So I began study very hard by translating the textbook with a dictionary, at that time I did not have a smartphone to help me to pronounce the word or translate the word, so I carried the dictionary with me to school and during the weekend I would go to ask help for my home works with a catholic Chinese woman, even she lived far from me. ...

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This was also pushed along the development cycle by Dr Johnson as he wrote 'A Dictionary of the English Language' (Johnson, 1775) and also by 'The Oxford English Dictionary' (Trench et al, 1888). ...

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One example is the English word, "zombie " The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word originates from West Africa, comparing it to the Kongo words, "nzambi," (god) and, "zumbi," (fetish). ...

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Some additional things the teachers and students could prepare might be a booklet of activities, a dictionary in the student's native language and English to help students make connections, a classroom schedule, a list of student names, engaging English books, and even manipulatives for mathematics tasks. ...

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But I also try to encourage my students to look up the meaning in the dictionary if they are not sure and the right phonetic transcription should be always next to each word in their notebook as well. ...

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Language Policy and Planning go together. Language Policy is the legal and statutory measures aimed at regulating language use, while the Language Planning is language policy's practical implementation or execution that hinges upon goals, strategies and assessment of outcomes. (Rubin 1983) Hence in Language Planning literature both Language Planning and Language Policy and Planning (LPP) are used interchangeably. I am quite enamoured by the slogan placed in the top right of the letter of invite sent by the organizers of the Global Conclave for Konkani Language Planning: "Respecting e...

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