F2F Class Notes 23rd March (Raph)
Vocabulary
Ethnography (n): 1- a scientific description of the culture of a society by someone who has lived in it.
E.g.: One of the aims of ethnography is to contribute to an understanding of the human race.
Hereditary (adj): 1- (of characteristics or diseases) passed from the genes of a parent to a child, or (of titles and positions in society) passed from parent to a child as a right.
E.g.: Breast cancer is often hereditary.
Inherit (v): 1- to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died.to be born with the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your parents or grandparents.
E.g.: Who will inherit the house when he dies?
E.g.: Rosie inherited her red hair from her mother.
Ancestry (n): 1- your ancestors who lived a long time ago, or the origin of your family.
E.g.: He was proud of his Native American ancestry.
Propensity (n): 1- the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way.
E.g.: She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
Pronunciation
Biology: /baɪˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
Commonality: /ˌkɑː.mənˈæl.ə.ti̬̬/
Ethnography: /eθˈnɑː.ɡrə.fi/
Ethnographic: /ˌeθ.noʊˈɡræf.ɪk/
Quantitative: /ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.teɪ.t̬ɪv/
Qualitative: /ˈkwɑː.lə.teɪ.t̬ɪv/
Methods: /ˈmeθ.əds/
Appropriate: /əˈproʊ.pri.ət/
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