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    English Words ‘The air is always thick with our verbal emissions. There are so many things we want to tell the world. Some of them are important‚ some of them are not. But we talk anyway. A life without words would be a horrendous privation.’ (from the Introduction) Words and language‚ keys to human identity‚ are fascinating subjects. The aim of this book is to arouse curiosity about English words and about the nature of language in general‚ especially among students who are not intending

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    AN ENGLISH WORD 1. Definitions of the word 2. different kinds of motivation in the light of studying any word 3. Semasiology as the branch of linguisics 4. different approaches to the study of word meaning. 1. Word is a basic unit of language consisting of one or more morphemes. Morphemes are meaningful units or sounds of written representation as parts of words. Any word can be a subject of certain linking conditions‚ so we can form a new word adding a derivational affix

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    The development of English words English belong to the indo-European family. The vocabulary of English is composed of two main elements‚ the native element and the foreign element. The native element is conventionally used to denote words of Anglo-Saxon origin. Before about 450A.D.there were no words in Britain .The 70% of the English vocabularies consist of loan words and only 30% of the words are native. Our study of the English vocabulary must obviously begin with the native element

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    Word Stress in English

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    Word stress in English 1. Nature of word stress 2. Place of word stress in English. Degrees of stress 3. Functions of the English stress 4. Tendencies of the English stress 5. Typology of accentual structures 1. The sequence of syllables in the word is not pronounced identically. The syllable or syllables which are uttered with more prominence than the other syllables of the word are said to be stressed or accented. Stress in the isolated word is termed

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    Word-formation in English by Ingo Plag Universität Siegen in press Cambridge University Press Series ‘Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics’ Draft version of September 27‚ 2002 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1. Basic concepts 1.1. What is a word? 4 4 1.2. Studying word-formation 12 1.3. Inflection and derivation 18 1.4. Summary 23 Further reading 23 Exercises 24 2. Studying

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    often very complex. Not everyone wants to be a manager‚ nor should everyone consider being a manager. HISTORY The verb manage comes from the Italian managgiare (to handle-especially tolls)‚ which in turn derives from Latin manus (hand). The French word mesnagement

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    Sunday‚ December 8‚ 2013 OLD ENGLISH WORDS art - are bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down. beseech - request‚ ask. besought – asked‚ made request. (past tense of beseech) betwixt – between. canst - can. cometh – comes‚ or coming. Submitted by Queen of Terabithia dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack. dost - do‚ does. draught or draft – Can mean the act of pulling or drawing loads; a pull or haul; a team of animals

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    R I The ways in which new words are formed‚ and the factors which govern their acceptance into the language‚ are generally taken very much for granted by the average speaker. To understand a word‚ it is not necessary to know how it is constructed‚ whether it is simple or complex‚ that is‚ whether or not it can be broken down into two or more constituents. We are able to use a word which is new to us when we find out what object or notion it denotes. Some words‚ of course‚ are more ‘transparent’

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    Scandinavian and Norman French borrowings.  1.4 The Renaissance Period 2. Etymology. The English word-stock 2.1 The most characteristic features‚ of English word-stock 2.2 Words of Native Origin 2.3 Criteria of borrowings in English Conclusion Sources Introduction It is true that English vocabulary‚ which is one of the most extensive among the world’s languages contains an immense number of words of foreign origin. Explanations for this should be sought in the history of the language

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    Characteristics of different types of borrowed elements in English 1.1. the definition of the term "borrowed word"……………………..………………..6 1.2. the semantic features of types of borrowed elements in English…………………9 1.2.1. translation loans.……………………………………………………………….10 1.2.2. semantic loans…………………………………………………………………11 1.2.3. etymological doublets………………………………………………………….12 1.2.3.4. hybrids……………………………………………………………………….15 1.2.3.4.5. international words………………………………………………………...18 1.3. assimilation of borrowings

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