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Nahuatl, like Greek and German, is a language that allows
the formation of extensive compounds. By the
combination of radicals or semantic elements, single
compound words can express complex conceptual
5 relations, often of an abstract universal character.
The tlamatinime (―those who know‖) were able to
use this rich stock of abstract terms to express the
nuances of their thought. They also availed themselves
of other forms of expression with metaphorical meaning,
10 some probably original, some derived from Toltec
coinages. Of these forms the most characteristic in
Nahuatl is the juxtaposition of two words that, because
they are synonyms, associated terms, or even contraries,
complement each other to evoke one single idea. Used as
15 metaphor, the juxtaposed terms connote specific or essential
traits of the being they refer to, introducing a mode of poetry
as an almost habitual form of expression.
(140 words)
9. According to the passage, some abstract
universal ideas can be expressed in Nahuatl by
(A) taking away from a word any reference to
particular instances
(B) removing a word from its associations with
other words
(C) giving a word a new and opposite meaning
(D) putting various meaningful elements
together in one word
(E) turning each word of a phrase into a poetic
metaphor
For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply
10. It can be inferred solely from the information
in the passage EXCEPT that
□A all abstract universal ideas are ideas of
complex relations
□B some record or evidence of the thought of
the tlamatinime exists
□C metaphors are always used in Nahuatl to
express abstract conceptual relationships |
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