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Word Families by Teach Speech Apps helps develop the skills needed to help recognize and learn word families. Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern - they have some of the same combinations of letters in them and a similar sound. For example, sat, mat, and bat are a family of words with the "at" sound and letter combination in common. Using word families is a powerful way to teach beginning spellers that words contain patterns. Included in this app are the most common word families and some of the words they make up.
This interactive app helps individuals learn word families in a fun and engaging way. Four activities include:
- Word sort - drag and drop
- Complete the word - choose from 3 options
- Word families - drag and drop
- Identify the items in the word family
Teach Speech Apps encourages learning side-by-side with an engaged adult.
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- Develops reading, spelling, listening and language skills
- Enriches vocabulary
- Professional photos for individuals of all ages and learning levels
- Multi-sensory learning - combining seeing and hearing feedback
- Reinforcement sounds that can be turned on/off in settings
- Options found in settings to customize user experience
- Aligned with the Common Core Standards
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Wonderful teaching app
This is perfect for what we are learning right now. My kindergarten and first grade kids are learning from these apps. I love all the Teach Speech Apps.
I feel robbed
I read the reviews and thought this would be a good investment. Boy was I wrong. Here are my issues: 1. I want to be able to pick my own word family and target just those words. 2. There is no option for voice. I work with hearing impaired students and I have to teach them to distinguish between the sounds they hear. 3. Settings is pointless, it doesn’t allow you to customize anything. 4. Am I doing something wrong? This app absolutely stinks!!! I want my $ back!!!!
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I am a speech pathologist who works with preK - 1st grade children with special needs.
I use Teach Speech Apps on a daily basis in therapy. This is a great addition to my iPad to work on word families.
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Articles with proper names and geographical names
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Use of articles with names :
2. Title
the words Mr, Mrs, Doctor, Professor, President, Captain, etc.
the article is not put .
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| Australia | Australia | |
| Countries, regions and cities singular | France | France |
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| Names of lakes | Lake Huron | Lake Huron |
| Lake Baikal | Lake Baikal | |
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7.
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| the Czech Republic | Czech Republic | |
| the Netherlands | Netherlands | |
| Names of archipelagos and groups of islands | the Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands |
| the British Isles | British Isles | |
| Names of mountain ranges | the Himalayas | Himalayas |
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| Names of oceans, seas, rivers, straits and groups of lakes | the Pacific Ocean | Pacific Ocean |
| the Mediterranean Sea | Mediterranean | |
| the Amazon | Amazon | |
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| the Great Lakes | Great Lakes | |
| The names of the regions that we consider as a whole | the Middle East | Middle East |
| the Far East | Far East | |
| Cardinal directions | the north of England | North of England |
| the south of Spain | south of Spain |
8.
Use of articles with the names of streets, buildings, institutions The article is not put in the following cases:
| Names of streets, roads, squares | Broadway | Broadway |
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| Westminster Abbey | Westminster Abbey | |
| Edinburgh Castle | Edinburgh Castle | |
| Kennedy Airport | Kennedy Airport | |
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| Names of shops, restaurants, hotels, banks named after founders and churches named after saints | Turner's supermarket | Turner's supermarket |
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| Lloyds Bank | Lloyds Bank | |
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Semantics of the proper name in the linguistic consciousness of the child
Bibliographic description:
Gavrikova, E.
O. Semantics of the proper name in the linguistic consciousness of the child / E. O. Gavrikova. - Text: direct // Modern Philology: materials of the I Intern. scientific conf. (Ufa, April 2011). - Ufa: Summer, 2011. - S. 145-148. — URL: https://moluch.ru/conf/phil/archive/23/390/ (date of access: 10/13/2022).
Children's speech is a kind of dynamic language system with its functioning regularities, studying which "we get a unique opportunity to observe the real course of events” [4, p.5]. Considering the judgment of A.V. Superanskaya, that "proper names easily change under the influence of the system in which they are used" [6, p.35], it is important to identify modifications of proper names in children's speech, since the study of anthroponymic formulas used by children in communication, provides an ideal basis for describing change, occurring in the modern anthroponymicon.
In linguistics, it is generally accepted to treat a proper name as an empty one.
according to its lexical meaning to unity. Many researchers indicate asemanticity, the absence of any concept in a given class of words: "Proper names have a poor, narrow semantics, which, moreover, unlike the semantics of common nouns, does not has flexibility, the ability to change” [3, p.23]. “The impossibility of transferring information (“content”) to another individual or object, the impossibility of generalizing the content a number of objects (objects), since the proper name represents a class consisting of one object (person). Untranslatable name own, etc. - indicates the absence of value in proper name” [7, p.599].
A distinctive feature of a proper personal name is a sufficiently large degree of its variability, the prerequisites for which are laid down as in the very nature of the proper name (their weaker, than appellatives, connection with the concept), and in the possibilities of the language, allowing onyms to transform phonetically, morphologically, accentologically and even lexically in a very wide range without any damage to its nominative capacity, since often the main thing for their perception is more or less an approximate general appearance, and not a strictly established set certain phonemes [6, p.
30]. Reduction noted by researchers semantics of the proper name is compensated by rich connotative shades, and the number of connotational features increases according to measure of our knowledge of the subject bearing the given name.
Of course, a child is a special type of linguistic personality, forming his own, special view of the world and of himself in this world. Image of the world, captured in the language of children, differs in many respects from the “picture world" of adult carriers, which is explained by the properties of thinking kids, the originality of their worldview and worldview. Children reflect reality is not generalized, like adults, but in representations that determines the motivation of language signs in children's speech. In children there is a deep conviction that between the words there are certain systemic relationships that sound affinity is a consequence of semantic proximity. "Cognitive the activity of the child and the need for communication do not provide opportunities for the existence of "empty" forms.
Forms to be filled out content, and this content is - on the basis of specific representation - a motivated form of the word " [8, p.32].
At the age of 4-6 years, the child thinks about his name, tries rethink it, give a motivated interpretation: Lena - Foam, Leshka - Potato, Larisa - Rat, Lisa - Podliza, Valka-Kralka, Boris-Kyrgyz, Yuraley-Barmalei . Moreover, the rhyming word contains in its meaning connotative-evaluative element: an indication of some noticeable feature, appearance of a person, his character, behavior, position in team. Otherwise, this naming model can be represented as "naming + characterization of the person."
Entering into a verbal game, the child "beats" the form name, using rhyme as an element of the game, selects words for the name, denoting those objects that most clearly and accurately can convey the marked features of the named. For example, Yulka-Pulka (mobile, fast in movements), Lenochka - Squirrel (a pretty girl with light blond hair), Andryushka-Kvakushka , Rattle (loud), Dimas-Karabas (amateur scare), Svetka - Candy (younger sister), Irishka-Monkey (teasing, making faces), Masha-Confused (inattentive), Nastena-Slastena (younger sister, sweet lover), Ruslan-Baraban (pot-bellied, big), Lenka-Penka (intrusive), Deniska-Sausage (unfolding), Stas-Taz , Stasik-Unitazik (hyperactive, ignored children), Sasha-Insect (small), Ilya-Pig (sloppy), Vovka-Ladybug (freckled), Vovka - Cow (touchy and whiny), Anka-Baranka (fidgety), Ksyushka - Piggy (sloppy, untidy), Fedor-Tomato (well-fed), Albert-Easel, Edik-Medic (sound associations caused by the perception of a foreign word).
From the above examples, we can conclude that the range of shades, transmitted by such a model of building a nickname is extensive: from intimate, affectionate to rude, derogatory. Personal names in this connection acquire an additional connotation due to the second component, expressive in its independent use and causing various associations. Between personal names and appellatives arise a motivating connection of a special kind: semantic motivation is replaced by extralinguistic conditioning (famous denotation, random associations).
One of the common ways of semantic modification of personal names in the speech of children is deonymization - replacement when naming an anthroponym with an appellative: Earring - Seryoga, Matryoshka - Masha, Margarine - Margarita, Rat, Cross - Christina, Galushka, Galchonok - Galina, Reel, Kitten - Katya, Demon - Dima, Godfather, Finger - Pavel, Rooster, Cockerel - Peter, USA - Sasha, Sanchous, Sancho - Sanya, Joint, Kostochka, Crutch - Kostya, Firefly - Sveta, Dens, Landing - Denis, Tolkach - Tolik, Duchess - Dryunya, Vanil, Vanyush - Vanya, Vityaz - Vitya, Vasilek - Vasya, Leva - Lena, Rostock, Rostishka - Rostislav, Chamomile - Roma, Bread - Gleb, Tinsel, Mix - Misha , Timothy - Timur, Vilka - Violetta, Yula - Yulia, Leshy - Lesha, Ninja – Nina, Kit – Nikita.
Ground for this type of transformation of a proper name serves, on the one hand, the desire for motivation, the manifestation of the so-called false etymology, on the other hand, sound associations that encourage play on the form of the name and its meaning. As an appellative, children often use not only nouns, but also names adjectives: Gray - Sergey, Scarlet - Alina, Alena, Thin - Anton, Nice - Glory.
In children's speech, patronymics are also subject to semantization: there are attempts to restore the connection of the onym with appellative from which it was once formed: Olga Vyacheslavovna - Olga Slavnaya , Diana Borisovna - Sofa Borisovna , Alla Leonardovna - Alla Leopardovna [examples 2, p.89], Lyudmila Polikarpovna - Lyudmila Perekatovna , Elina Olegovna - Elina Telegovna , Zhanna Viktorovna - Zhaba Viktorovna, Marina Valerievna - Malina Varenevna , Elena Sergeeva - Elena Serdeevna .
In modern language, the surname, performing the function identification, social legalization, becomes conditional anthroponymic sign, abstraction, so children subject patronyms for the following modifications: Slugarev turns into Snegereva , Vitiugov - Utyugova, Paktusov - Kaktusova, Salomatov - Salatova, Pantelkin - Petelkina, Baltseva - Maltsev, Bastryukov - Bystrikova, Kuftin - Koftina, Bagun - Runner, Ulyashev - Gulyashev, Khokhryakova - Khomyakov . Associations in the child's mind can be caused not only phonetic appearance of the word, but also its semantics. So, in children's speech surname Shcheglov is being replaced Ptichkin, a Okunev becomes Rybkin. Appellative isolated from the anthroponym the seme in the speech consciousness of the child is included in the synonymic series, after which a formant is added to the associate, not necessarily the former one, and there is a new name. Compare: Tsareva - Queen, Dima Kurochkin - Dima Petukhov, Ershov - Yezhov .
Illustrations of this kind testify that children fill anthroponyms with significative content.
Tendency to semantize proper name manifested in family nicknames, presenting the information which is "imposed" on perception by the appellative basis of the name. In the absence of a really conscious appellative basis in the anthroponym one is found on the basis of consonance (most often random): Gvozdev - Nail, Kononov - Horse, Pautova - Web.
However, the creative imagination of children does not stop there: students elementary grades, it turns out that it is important not only what exactly name proper names, but also what they co-denote, which connotative shades are thus created. Formed with age 10-11 years old, associative thinking contributes to the emergence in children speech consciousness in the process of functioning of proper names associations that can be evoked as a phonetic appearance words, as well as structural and lexical motivation: Shapochnikova - Kepkina, Lukin - Chesnokova, Zakharova - Sugar, Kovalchuk - Anvil, Borodina - Borodinsky bread, Fedorova - Fedorino grief, Oleinikova - Deer, Kulikova - Battle of Kulikovo, Nazderkin - Nostril.
Remarks Z.P. Nikulina and A.V. Superanskaya about that surname nicknames are typical for schoolchildren [5, p.19], prompted us to conduct a linguistic experiment among elementary school students classes in order to establish the criteria that children choose in the nomination process. The specificity of family nicknames is that that they are not based on the real properties of their carriers, but information about a possible characteristic of a person is extracted from the "meaningful" understanding of his surname [1, p.51]. material for holding experimental study were Russian surnames, presented in the Dictionary of Modern Russian Surnames THEM. Ganzhina, "Dictionary of Russian Surnames" by V.A. Nikonova, "Encyclopedia of Russian Surnames" E.A. Grushko, Yu.M. Medvedev, "Russian surnames: A popular etymological dictionary "Yu.M. Fedosyuk, "Russian surnames" B.-O. Unbegun. The criterion for selecting material is the absence of these surnames among the children participating in the experiment in order to avoid personal associations.
The duration of the experiment is 45 minutes. Exercise was formulated as follows: “What nickname are you would come up with people bearing the surname : Babin, Babkin, Bazulin, Baklanov, Baldin, Baranov, Belyaev, Blagoy, Vasilyev, Vityutnev Gagarin, Dorozhkin, Zaitsev, Zalygin, Zotov, Ivanov, Kalashnikov, Kokorin, Krutikov, Leshakov, Lysov, Markin, Minin, Nagibin, Nevyantsev, Nesterov, Pelevin, Petrov, Polivanov, Potemkin, Revyakin, Reutov, Skomorokhov, Smirnov, Sokolov, Suvorov, Susanin, Talalaev, Tikhonov, Travkin, Chebakov, Chechin, Churin, Khokhryakov, Yurlov, Yagodin.
For 46 incentives we received 5074 reactions, of which seven-year-old children owned 1731 responses, eight years old - 1682, nine years old -1661. Results showed that, forming a nickname, children follow the path of false etymology, choosing as an appellative consonant words familiar to them: surname Dorozhkin in the speech consciousness of the child correlates with the appellative road, instead of the canonical male personal name Dorotheus, Polivanov - with irrigation and its concept, connection with the name Polivan from Polien lost, patronymic Bazulin participants in the experiment identified appellative base and formed derivatives from it, in contrast to basulus - "naughty, mischievous, self-willed, rake", Vityutnev students associate with the truncated form of the personal name Vitya, and not vetyuten - "big wood dove", "simple, loose, loose.
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The received surname nicknames were divided into 2 groups:
1) caused by the semantics of the appellative lying in the basis of the entire surname or its eponym: Akulin - Rybka, Fish; Sharks - Fisherman, Fisherman, Jaw, Rybina; Babkin - woman Yaga, Bucks; Bazulin - Mad; Cormorants - Bird; Baldin - Fool, Dunce, Chatterbox, Silly, Balabol, Ballad; Baranov - Beshka, Kozlov, Curly, Pig; Good - Bad, Good; Vasiliev - Cat; Gagarin - Cosmonaut, Goose; Dorozhkin - Path, Pedestrian, Path; Zaitsev - Ears, Coward, Bucks Bani, Eared, Rabbits; Zalygin - Evil; Ivanov - Vanka-vstanka; Kalashnikov - Automatic; Kokorin - Measles, Bark; Leshakov - Forest, Forester; Lysov - skinhead, Curly, Shaggy; Minin - Bomb; Nagibin - Curved; Petrov - Rooster, Cockerel, Peter the Great, Petersburg; Potemkin - White; Revyakin - Nurse, Crybaby; Skomorokhov - Jester; Sokolov - Bird, Birdie, Nightingale; Susanin - Ivan Susanin; Talalaev - Laika, Lai, Balalaika; Tikhonov - Noisy, Silent; Travkin - Hay, Green, Plant, Dr.
Travkin; Khokhryakov - Piglet; Chebakov - Fish; Yurlov - Yula; Yagodin – Cranberry , Raspberry, Fruit . For seven year olds semantic associations amounted to 3.5%, in eight-year-olds - 3.8% nine-year-olds - 3%. Reactions are conditioned as objective experience of the children's team, and the subjective experience of the child and reflect the level of his intellectual development, the nature of his interests.
2) names resulting from sound associations with others onyms or appellatives: Akulin - Oculist, Babin - Tambourine, Baboon, Baldin - Baldakhin, Vasiliev - Wax, Gagarin - Gora, Dorozhkin - Drugan, Zalygin - Zola, Kalashnikov - Kolokol, Suvorov - Marmot, Talalaev - Dancer, Chebakov - Cheburashka . In seven-year-old children, sound associations amounted to 4.7 %, eight-year-olds - 10.76%, nine-year-olds - 11.1%. Sound associations in children of primary school age are caused by the desire to fill the sound shell of the name with semantic content.
The increase in their number with age is due to the development logical thinking and an increase in children's knowledge of the environment.
Observations of the speech of children showed that the anthropological formulas created child, have a close relationship with the reality around them and have a bright emotional coloring, emphasize a special feature nominee, express the author's perception of the nominee.
The process of becoming a children's anthroponymicon - continuous search for the most convenient form, to a high degree meeting the child's needs for a clear identity, emotionally meaningful, semantically motivated and relevant traditions and peculiar fashion of both the children's team and the time.
Literature:
1. Gridina T.A. Proper names as the basis of the language game // Russian language at school. - M., 1996. - No. 3.- P.51-55.
2. Dobrova G.R. On the specifics of the nominative function of anthroponyms in children's speech // Children's speech: Problems and observations.
