ACLCHU220
Elaborations
- using character and component knowledge to infer potential sound and meaning of new characters encountered in texts
- examining component form and function to predict sound of unfamiliar characters when reading aloud
- inferring the meaning of terminology from other subject areas based on analysis of characters such as 螺旋桨
- using knowledge of components to select a character from options when inputting Chinese into a digital text
- explaining how morphology works to identify and convey subtle and precise meanings in communication
- inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words containing a familiar character morpheme
- applying understanding of word formation when comparing translations in a bilingual dictionary to identify the word most appropriate to the required context and use
- appreciating that the precise meanings of character morphemes are determined by context, for example, 一封信 and 相信；企图 and 地图