A Corpus Based Study on English Synonyms: Babble, Blather, Chatter, Gibber, Jabber and Prattle
This paper examines in detail the six English words: babble, blather, gibber, jabber, prattle and chatter. While at first glance these words appear to have very similar meanings, and indeed can appear as synonyms of one another, each encompasses a different gradient of meaning. This paper describes...
Main Author: | Mohammad AlAmro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tishk International University
2019-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies |
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Online Access: | https://ijsses.tiu.edu.iq/index.php/volume-6-issue-1-article-9/ |
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