Etymology
What is etymology
the study of the origin of words/ meaning change over time
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
How did the arrival of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes impact the English language?
In short: this started the development of the English language.
If I say that "someone unhahaed my post," I have invented a word.
Explain how this new word was constructed
un + haha + ed
someone has reacted with the "haha" icon and then removed this reaction
unhaha = to take away the haha
unhahaed = the action occured in the past
What is an example of tautology?
chai tea
What is an adjective?
Something that describes a quality of a noun
Where did the Norse speakers come from?
Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland)
What is a prefix?
A morpheme you add to the start of a word
e.g.: un, in, dis, mis
Where did the word "Philosophy" come from
Greek
"ph" as an "f" is from most Greek words
What is a preposition?
words like:
from
over
behind
on
in
under
They describe the relationships between nouns
(direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, introductions)
When was the Norman Conquest?
1066
What is a suffix?
A morpheme you add to the end of a word
e.g.: ing, y, ly, ed, s
To be a "pharmacist" once meant to be a witch.
How is this possible?
In Ancient Greece, witches were often associated with drugs, potions, and poisons. Medicine that was not understood was also mistaken for "sorcery"
What type of word can be conjugated?
Provide an example
Only verbs can conjugate
It's the difference between saying:
I run
and
He runs
and
They ran
French words became "elevated" after the arrival of the Normans.
What does this mean?
French words were seens as being higher class.
E.g.: beautiful vs pretty
What is a compound?
Joining two nouns together
e.g.: blackbird, whiteboard, keyboard
How is this possible?
Sailors were often associated with "bad" language (profanity)
When sailors returned from sea, they were often salt-crusted and so they were described as being "salty"
This literal association was narrowed to specifically relate to their language.
What is a determiner?
determiners are things that mark nouns
you have: articles, quantifiers, possessives, and demonstratives
For example:
"the" = is a definite article
"a" = is an indefinite article
"few" = quantifier
"this" = demonstrative
"my" = posessive
When did Latin get reintroduced into the English language and why?
During the Renaissance
It was seen as the language of scholarship, science, religion, medicine and more.
In short: Latin as a language was associated with intellect and education.
What is a morpheme?
The smallest unit of meaning in a word
e.g. "unlucky" has 3 morphemes
un + luck + y