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78 [seventy-eight]

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78 [septiņdesmit astoņi]	Īpašības vārdi 1

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The language of academics

The language of academics is a language in itself. It is used for specialized discussions. It is also used in academic publications. Earlier, there were uniform academic languages. In the European region, Latin dominated academics for a long time. Today, on the other hand, English is the most significant academic language. Academic languages are a type of vernacular. They contain many specific terms. Their most significant features are standardization and formalization. Some say that academics speak incomprehensibly on purpose. When something is complicated, it seems more intelligent. However, academia often orients itself toward the truth. Therefore, it should use a neutral language. There is no place for rhetorical elements or flowery speech. However, there are many examples of excessively complicated language. And it appears that complicated language fascinates man! Studies prove that we trust complicated language more. Test subjects had to answer a few questions. This involved choosing between several answers. Some answers were formulated simply, others in a very complicated way. Most test subjects chose the more complex answer. But this didn't make any sense! The test subjects were deceived by the language. Even though the content was absurd, they were impressed by the form. Writing in a complicated way is not always an art, however. One can learn how to pack simple content into complex language. To express difficult things easily, on the other hand, is not so simple. So sometimes the simple is really complex…

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an old lady	v_c_ s_e_i_t_ veca sieviete v___ s_______ veca sieviete ____ ________ veca sieviete
a fat lady	r_s_a s_e_i_t_ resna sieviete r____ s_______ resna sieviete _____ ________ resna sieviete
a curious lady	z_ņ_ā_ī_a s_e_i_t_ ziņkārīga sieviete z________ s_______ ziņkārīga sieviete _________ ________ ziņkārīga sieviete

a new car	j_u_a m_š_n_ jauna mašīna j____ m_____ jauna mašīna _____ ______ jauna mašīna
a fast car	ā_r_ m_š_n_ ātra mašīna ā___ m_____ ātra mašīna ____ ______ ātra mašīna
a comfortable car	ē_t_ m_š_n_ ērta mašīna ē___ m_____ ērta mašīna ____ ______ ērta mašīna

a blue dress	z_l_ k_e_t_ zila kleita z___ k_____ zila kleita ____ ______ zila kleita
a red dress	s_r_a_a k_e_t_ sarkana kleita s______ k_____ sarkana kleita _______ ______ sarkana kleita
a green dress	z_ļ_ k_e_t_ zaļa kleita z___ k_____ zaļa kleita ____ ______ zaļa kleita

a black bag	m_l_a s_m_ melna soma m____ s___ melna soma _____ ____ melna soma
a brown bag	b_ū_a s_m_ brūna soma b____ s___ brūna soma _____ ____ brūna soma
a white bag	b_l_a s_m_ balta soma b____ s___ balta soma _____ ____ balta soma

nice people	j_u_i ļ_u_i_ jauki ļaudis j____ ļ_____ jauki ļaudis _____ ______ jauki ļaudis
polite people	p_e_l_j_g_ ļ_u_i_ pieklājīgi ļaudis p_________ ļ_____ pieklājīgi ļaudis __________ ______ pieklājīgi ļaudis
interesting people	i_t_r_s_n_i ļ_u_i_ interesanti ļaudis i__________ ļ_____ interesanti ļaudis ___________ ______ interesanti ļaudis

loving children	m_ļ_ b_r_i mīļi bērni m___ b____ mīļi bērni ____ _____ mīļi bērni
cheeky children	n_k_u_ī_i b_r_i nekaunīgi bērni n________ b____ nekaunīgi bērni _________ _____ nekaunīgi bērni
well behaved children	r_t_i b_r_i rātni bērni r____ b____ rātni bērni _____ _____ rātni bērni

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