Ill, adj., loose, adj., low, adj., weak, adj.
(8) sky, skill, skin, ski, skirt
(9) O.E. bread ("piece") → “bread” (Sc. brand)
О.Е. dream ("joy") → “dream” (Sc. draumr) (cf. Germ. Traum "dream" and R. дрёма).
(10) 1066. the Norman Conquest. the Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English in the Battle of Hastings. England – bi-lingual country (>200 years).
(11) French words → English language ► Norman French borrowings:
Administrative words: state, government, parliament, council, power.
Legal terms: court, judge, justice, crime, prison.
Military terms: army, war, soldier, officer, battle, enemy.
Educational terms: pupil, lesson, library, science, pen, pencil.
Everyday life: table, plate, saucer, dinner, supper, river, autumn, uncle, etc.
(12) The Renaissance Period. Significant developments in science, art and culture; revival of interest in the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome and their languages ► considerable number of Latin and Greek borrowings:
1) Latin → English:
abstract words: major, minor, filial, moderate, intelligent, permanent, to elect, to create
scientific and artistic terms: datum, status, phenomenon, philosophy, method, music
2) Greek → Latin → English:
phenomenon, philosophy, method, music, etc.
Greek → English
atom, cycle, ethics, esthete.
(13) Extensive cultural contacts b/w the major European states
▼
new words from other European languages → English vocabulary
1) Parisian borrowings – the most significant
regime, routine, police, machine, ballet,
matinee, scene, technique, bourgeois, etc.
↑
sound and "look" very different from their Norman predecessors
2) Italian borrowings: , e. g. piano, violin, opera, alarm, colonel
(14) Latin Affixes
Nouns |
The suffix -ion |
communion, legion, opinion, session, union, etc. |
The suffix -tion |
relation, revolution, starvation, temptation, unification, etc. |
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Verbs
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The suffix -ate [eit] |
appreciate, create, congratulate, etc. |
The suffix -ute [ju:t] |
attribute, contribute, constitute, distribute, etc. |
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The remnant suffix -ct |
act, conduct, collect, connect, etc. |
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The remnant suffix -d(e) |
applaud, divide, exclude, include, etc. |
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The prefix dis- |
disable, distract, disown, disagree, etc. |
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Adjectives |
The suffix -able |
detestable, curable, etc. |
The suffix -ate [it] |
accurate, desperate, graduate, etc. |
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The suffix -ant |
arrogant, constant, important, etc. |
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The suffix -ent |
absent, convenient, decent, evident, etc. |
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The suffix -or |
major, minor, junior, senior, etc. |
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The suffix -al |
cordial, final, fraternal, maternal, etc. |
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The suffix -ar |
lunar, solar, familiar, etc. |
