Vocabulary games
Vocabulary in the language subject
In learning a language, the vocabulary It is a fundamental part. Words are like bricks that serve to build bridges with which to “build” communication. In fact, every student knows that in Language there is a specific section for this block of content.
For this reason, at we have prepared a collection of games and other motivating activities, structured and prepared for Primary students and for those who are more precocious or who are trying to review the contents of vocabulary already approved; Even, why can’t we adults play? We are convinced that more than one person has done it and we are happy that it is so. Of course, we use language continuously throughout our lives and not only when we are students; it is in the mouth for a reason (one of the meanings of the word) and our parents and children have been committed to knowing it since we were babies. in the classes the teachers (another of its meanings).
Dictionary
Regardless of how we have come to develop our mother tongue or second/third language, it is essential to know the vocabulary. What would we make prayers with if we don’t have words? Only with the alphabeth It doesn’t work, those are the letters that make up the words. Although he alphabetical order It is necessary so as not to get lost when searching for their meanings in the dictionary.
We use less and less dictionary in paper format due to communication technologies, but word searches are still used. Despite being a native of a place, our own language often surprises us with words or expressions that we do not know and we need to use a dictionary either from synonyms (which are words with the same meaning), antonyms (words that mean the opposite), of synonyms and antonyms, of scientific, thematic, translation terms, etc. The truth is that, above all of these, in Spanish, is the RAE dictionary. Anyone who speaks Spanish, sooner or later, hears or cites the RAE: Royal Spanish Academy that under the motto “cleans, fixes and gives splendor” was born back in 1713 to build a dictionary complete and that, although he already did it, he continues to work on it and make it grow.
How does the RAE dictionary grow?
It grows as Spanish-speaking society and, in general, humanity advances; Well, we have to update the languages. Of course, it is difficult to imagine Cervantes questioning what emoticon to put on the website so that people read the posts about the latest review of one of his books. Nor can we imagine Quevedo being a great blogger and using arrobas to write for both sexes; although when it comes to this character, anyone knows.
In everything good dictionary All types of words must appear, although not in all their forms: it is difficult to find augmentatives, diminutives, plurals, verb forms,… unless they are very specific cases and for peculiar reasons that we are taught from the first years of Primary.
The kinds of words
As we have already seen, there are some dictionaries exclusive like those of synonyms and antonyms already mentioned, but there are also those of idioms (expression with fixed form, figurative meaning and common use), neologisms (new words of a language), to be up to date in vocabulary (word or expression not correct because it violates the rule), etc. Furthermore, we must not forget that in any dictionary have abbreviations and acronyms to determine things like the gender of the word (male and female), the type of word it is (verb, adjective, etc.) and even what word family either semantic field belongs.
The words of any vocabulary They can be grouped into different sets depending on whether we are looking at their semantic aspect (meaning), orthographic (writing rules), etymological (origin), grammatical (formation), etc. Thus, we can talk about simple words or compound words (a single root or two roots together), monosemic words or polysemous words (one or more meanings), primitive words (a root) or derived words (a single root or the root with morphemes prefixes and/or suffixes) or parasynthetic words (put a prefix and a suffix at the same time to the root/lexeme), words classified by a phenomenon called homonymy (same writing or pronunciation), etc.
In short, a whole labyrinth of categories and subcategories. Using a euphemism, we could say that it is a “catalog of possibilities” that, although it overwhelms us when studying it, we are amazed to know that we use it unconsciously, at least in our mother tongue. Aren’t you going to say that you haven’t thought that all these categories don’t sound familiar to you, even if it’s just the name? The subject of Language and, specifically, the section of Vocabulary, makes its use and knowledge aware, while provoking reflection on the most used means of communication in the world: oral language. In case you can’t figure out what any of them were, you already know that in you can find games and activities to make use of their possibilities. Dare to review the linguistic richness of the Spanish vocabulary!