2 associative memory: 1) the association of sound and shape, that is, memorizing words according to pronunciation rules. 2) the association between form and meaning, such as: eye regards two E's as two eyes. Banana sees A as a banana. Bird sees B and D as two wings. 3) Onomatopoeia, associating with actual sounds, such as gong gong coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo.
3. Word formation memory: using word formation, memorizing words by analyzing root, prefix, suffix, derivation and synthesis.
4. Classified memory: classify words into different categories, such as animals, plants, etc. You can find a classified dictionary as a reference.
5. card memory: remember words with you at any time when you make a word card, and write the word shape, part of speech, meaning, phonetic symbol, collocation, example sentences, etc.
6. dictionary memory: that is, memorizing a dictionary, which is a forced memory method. Its disadvantage is that it is easy to forget, and it only remembers the meaning of words in isolation. It can be used as a short-term strengthening means.
7. Comparative memory: 1) Comparison between English and Chinese, such as mama, cigar, beer, bar,fee, etc. 2) comparison of singular and plural numbers such as: good-goods, spirit-spirits wood-Woods 3) comparison of homophones such as: right-write, Eye-I 4) comparison of yin and yang of words, such as: actor-injury host-hospitality
8. Understanding memory: By correctly understanding the original meaning, extended meaning and figurative meaning of words, such as: second is "second", which comes from the ancient sexting method, minute and second, and it is divided twice, so second is also "second", which is further extended.
9. contact memory: it is best not to remember words in isolation, but to remember them in contact with related things as much as possible. 1) contact the general meaning of the article you have learned, contact the context, and 2) contact phrases and collocations
1. Sensory memory: When remembering words, don't just use one sense, use as many senses as possible, such as listening, reading, handwriting, seeing and memorizing.
11. Software memory: Those who have a computer can use computer software to remember words, such as Happy Memorizing Words, Memorizing Words for the Creation, and I Love Memorizing Words.
12. Reading memory: Remember words by reading English articles, novels, etc., and pay attention to the appropriate difficulty.
13. Synonymous memory: By memorizing words together with synonyms, we can understand the meaning of words exactly, so we don't need to pay attention to the difference of their meanings.
14. Antisense memory: Memorizing words together through antonyms expands the meaning of words.
15. chart memory: the advantage of using the image chart to remember is that the meaning, shape and object are intuitively combined. You can find an English graphic dictionary as a reference.
16. Game Memory: Memorize words in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere by playing games with yourself and the group. You can refer to "English Games" on the author's homepage.
17. Song memory: Memorize words by singing English songs. There are many English songs in the software such as Listening Overlord and Listening Superman, with lyrics and translations.
18. Review memory: once you remember the words, you will soon forget them. Review them every once in a while to consolidate the words you have learned.
19. Trademark memory: remember the words anytime and anywhere through the trademarks and advertisements you see.
2. Comprehensive memory: It is best to use a variety of methods to remember words, not just one, and make use of their respective advantages.
English is a phonetic alphabet, and one of the main and traditional ways to change its word form is to add a prefix and suffix, that is, it changes in the front and back positions of a word or root, which can be said to be linear. For example, the word comfort (v. Comfort) can be changed into comfort (a. comfortable) with the suffix -able, comfort (ad. Comfortable) with the suffix -ly, and comfort can be changed into uncomfortable(a with the prefix un-. In the traditional teaching, the study and memory of English words are often based on the root affixation method, and some current discussions on word memory methods are mostly based on the characteristics of English.
China's square Chinese characters are different as ideographs. The original pictographic Chinese characters are pictures. The font of a Chinese character in China can change at any position on the plane, which can be said to be flat. Take the word "Kou" as an example. Kou can appear in the upper, lower, left and right positions of Chinese characters, such as the words "I have a good taste" and the words "Ai" and "Qi". In addition, two mouths can be superimposed up and down to form "Lu", the inside and outside can be superimposed to form "Hui", and the three mouths can be superimposed to form "Pin", so the change of Chinese character shape can be described as follows. For thousands of years of Chinese civilization, this unique form of font change of square Chinese characters will undoubtedly have a very profound impact on our memory, which will enable us to have a high sensitivity and recognition ability for the change of word "shape". Can this memory advantage handed down from generation to generation by Chinese culture help us remember English words?
The answer should be yes. We are used to the ability to remember Chinese characters "shapes" and can also be used to remember English words, so as to give full play to this advantage and enhance our strengths. Specifically, don't stick to the changes of an English word only in the front and back affixes, temporarily put aside the traditional English word formation, and remember and master it by observing and recognizing the changes of the "shape" of the word in any position. This method may be more suitable for learners in Chinese cultural circle because it has some similarities with the inherent way of memorizing Chinese characters for a long time. In fact, while there are inevitable differences between different languages, there are also many similarities, and English and Chinese are no exception. This is also very important for us to learn English vocabulary.
In English vocabulary learning, facing a large number of new words often makes people feel boring and helpless. However, in fact, many seemingly profound English words we don't know, when we look closely, are actually slightly changed in the form of words that are usually very familiar (not referring to the traditional changes in roots and affixes). By memorizing Chinese characters, we can often stimulate our interest in memorizing new words by identifying the changes in the form of English words, such as adding or subtracting, replacing, splitting letters, or changing the order of letters, and associating them.
the reference of Chinese characters' word-making methods to English word memory
There are four main ways to construct Chinese characters, namely pictographic, indicative, knowing and pictophonetic. Let's borrow these word-making methods of Chinese characters to see the methods and fun of learning and memorizing new words by recognizing the changes of English words like learning Chinese characters.
1 pictographic notation word
Pictographic characters in Chinese characters refer to the appearance of things represented by calligraphy and painting, such as the word "wood", whose prototype is like a tree. In English word learning, we can also help to remember or distinguish confusing words by pictographic association of the shapes of some letters in words.
(1) avoid v. avoid ovoid adj./n. ovoid
isn't the letter "o" ovoid? He who knows things is a hero, and he should ovoid doing stupid things like throwing an egg at a stone.
(2) Eclipse n. Eclipse n. ellipse n. Ellipse (shape)
The "c" in Eclipse is like a circle missing together, just as it was partially covered in the solar and lunar eclipses, thus distinguishing it from ellipse.
(3) friend n. Friend–r→ fiend n. Devil, devil
The letter "r" looks like a flower, and when Friend comes, there are flowers, and when Fiend comes, there are shotguns.
(4) wet adj. wet wet+h → whet v. whet the letter "h" is like an upside-down kitchen knife, it is easy to whet the knife when sharpening it.
2 Remembering English words by Chinese characters
2 Remembering words by referring to things
The referring words in Chinese characters refer to adding indicating symbols to pictographs or using abstract symbols to express the meaning of words. For example, adding an abstract symbol "-"under the pictographic word "wood" becomes the word "Ben", which originally meant the root of the tree and later evolved into the meaning of "foundation". There are also some letters in English words with "indicative" meaning, which can help us remember new words.
(1) Supper n. Supper+c → Supper v. Ambush, put people in danger
Think of the letter "c" as a cup → wine glass. Is this the Hongmen banquet or the last dinner?
(2) horse N. horse+a → hoarse adj hoarse
The letter "a" means "one". Associative memory: A horse (a) with a hoarse voice. Maybe you are too tired and should take a rest.
(3) care v. care+ss → care v. caress, caress
The two "s" represent the double plural, representing the double care-care.
(4) bridge n. bridge–g → bride n. Bride
The letter "g" stands for girl, and the bride gets married, saying goodbye to her girlhood (removing the letter G) also marks a bridge over life.
3 mnemonic words
The mnemonic word in Chinese characters is similar to pictographs, and it is also an image symbol, but it only combines the meanings of two or more words and symbols to express the meaning of a new word. For example, the word "wood" plus the word "qi" next to the single table is "Hugh", which means that people are resting by the tree. A large number of compound words in English can be regarded as "knowing words", and it is often beneficial for us to remember some English words that are not compound words from the perspective of knowing words.
(1)Oxford Oxford University
ox (cattle)+ford (ferry, shoal) cattle crossing, it is conceivable that Oxford University in those days was also an idyllic scene with abundant water plants and cattle crossing the river, and the translation of the word "Oxford" was also vivid.
(2) announcement n. announcement
bullet+in "announcement" has penetrated into the public like a bullet, and there happens to be a theory in communication theory called "bullet theory".
(3) obedient adj. p>a+men+able A person (a) must be more reasonable and obedient when facing a group of people (men). A hero doesn't suffer immediate losses.
(4) perseverance
ten+a+city There are only ten people left, and they are still sticking to a (A) city. It can be called perseverance.
4 pictophonetic words
pictophonetic words in Chinese characters are generally composed of two radicals, one of which represents a large and vague meaning class, and the other represents the pronunciation of the word, such as "wood" and "wind" to form the word "maple". Words with roots in English words can be regarded as "pictophonetic words". For example, the English root test means "test" and "experiment", so it is much easier to remember several confusing words with the roots together.
test adj.
detest v. Hate
Protest n./v. Protest against
contest v. Competition
attest v. Prove
Associative memory: exams often make people anxious to get angry (. Even protest (Protest), but so far, we have not found a better way to compete fairly than the exam, so as to fairly prove your strength. Therefore, we have to continue the exam to the end.
of course, the above methods can also be integrated, such as omelet (n. omelet), which can be divided into o+me+let. Imagine the letter "o" as an egg, and then look from right to left: let me (me) eat an egg (o)-"omelet" is also good. Is it easier to remember words? Let's have a more difficult one:
giggle v. giggle
goggle n. Goggles
gaggle n. Goose
The "I" (I→ I) in giggle means "I", so giggle means people's laughter; The "o" in goggle is like a round spectacle lens, so goggle refers to goggles; The "a" in gaggle is like a fat goose hobbling with its stomach full, so gaggle refers to geese.
Observe the morphological changes and memorize English words skillfully
With the help of the thinking mode of memorizing Chinese characters, the interest and efficiency of memorizing new words will be greatly improved by identifying the morphological changes of English words (not referring to the traditional changes of roots and affixes) and associating them, such as replacing, adding or subtracting, splitting letters and changing the alphabetical order of words. "
3. Remember English words by remembering Chinese characters
1. Replace letters
Some English words with similar forms only replace letters with each other, so they are recorded together and in their words.