2019-07-31 Level 6: 5 nominalizations, comics

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: read the “Zombie Nouns” article from https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns/
- What are nominalizations?
- How does the author feel about them? Why?
- Underline all the nominalizations you can find in the article. (Many are alread italicized, but not all.)
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Compare your answers with your partner.
For the nominalizations you found, can you identify or guess what they mean? Can you at least find the root?
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nominal (in grammar) = relating to nouns
nominalize = making a new noun from another word
nominalization = the action of making something into a noun
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pomposity <- pompous
heteronormativity <- heteronormative <- hetero + normative <- heterosexuality + normative
normative <- norm = (moral) rule or expectation
=> heteronormativity = the norm or expectation that everyone should be heterosexual
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jargon = technical language used by professionals in a particular field
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What do you know about Tintin?
What other comics/cartoons/manga do you read or know about?
p. 60 - Read the article in pairs
part 2 - Answer these questions.
1 a book-length comic with a single narrative
2 They saw parts of the world they had never seen and probably never would.
3 His technical drawing skills and careful research.
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Words and expressions from the article:
opium = a drug from the opium poppy plant
smuggle = transport something illegally (common prepositions are “into” and “out of”)
traffic (v) = buy or sell something illegally
ring = a group of people who are involved in some illegal or dishonest activity
chunk = piece of something (physically, a chunk has an irregular shape), bigger than a chip
escapism = an activity or form of entertainment that allows people to forget about (escape) the real problems of life
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Idioms: rhyming expressions
rhyme = words that end with the same syllable(s)
Many idioms include two words that rhyme: snail mail, bee’s knees

There are other types of sound similarities:
- alliteration = when words start with the same sound (“good as gold”)
- consonance = when words include the same consonant sounds (“wishy-washy”)
- slant rhyme = when words “almost” rhyme but not completely (“real deal”)
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https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/ - you can see the context of words or phrases you type
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p. 61 part 6 - Complete these sentences with expressions from the box.
1 ill will = bad or hostile feelings
2 telltale = indicative; it shows that something is true
3 no-go = impossible to progress
4 wishy-washy = indecisive; weak
5 nitty-gritty = important and basic facts about something (often “get down to the nitty-gritty”)
6 real deal = authentic; really an example; genuine
- fine line = a very small difference between two things
- one’s fair share = share (piece) of something that is fair to have
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BREAK
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p. 59 part 9 (we skipped this yesterday) - Rewrite the sentences with nouns in place of the bold words.
1 setting
2 description
3 appeal
4 comment
5 story
6 theme
- Why would we make these changes?
	To add variety and avoid repetition.
	To change the emphasis to another part of the sentence.
	To make it more formal (to change the register).
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p. 61 part 9 - Use nominalizations to rewrite these sentences.
1 One of Herge’s inspirations was Chinese drawings.
2 He admired their simplicity. / He admired the simplicity of these drawings.
3 In later life, Herge became an enthusiastic collector of modern art.
4 He had a particular interest in pop art.
5 Despite their political references, the books are not political.
  Despite their references to the politics of the time…
  Despite their occasional references...
6 A museum in Belgium recognizes all of Herge’s achievements.
  A museum recognizes Herge for all of his achievements.
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Often, other words in the sentence also need to change form when one word is nominalized.
“He collected enthusiastically.” -> “He was an enthusiastic collector.”
	(In particular, adverbs that described the word you nominalize become adjectives describing the new noun.)
“He sometimes referenced...” -> “There were occasional references to …”
	(Sometimes you need to find a synonym whose form you can change, because the original word doesn’t have an adjective form.)
(A preposition is often needed between the nominalization and the original object of the verb.)
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Do you know about the Peanuts comics?
Linus and Lucy
With your partner, write dialogue in the blank comic.
https://engl102030.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/charlie-blank.jpg
Share your version with the class.
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Compare yours to the original. Which is better or funnier?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uhF8uCa5Ur8/UuQqB7aia5I/AAAAAAAAALo/-ZW6ouI_xlo/s1600/Peanuts1974048.gif
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Homework: read the text on p. 63 and do parts 2, 3, and 4 on p. 62