Speech #2: Etymology 2-4 minutes 100 points ETYMOLOGY NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. et·y·mol·o·gies 1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic elements‚ earliest known use‚ and changes in form and meaning‚ tracing its transmission from one language to another‚ identifying its cognates in other languages‚ and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible. 2. The branch of linguistics that deals with etymologies. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English
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CONTENT Introduction………………………………………………………3 What is etymology?..............................................4 Methods…………………………………………………………….5 Types of words origins……………………………………….6 Assimilations……………………………………………………..7 Loanword. What is it?..........................................8 Loanwords………………………………………………………..9 Reference………………………………………………………..10 Conclusion………………………………………………………..11 INTRODUCTION Relevance to the topic: Language and words are part of us human beings
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Contradiction- means assertion of the contrary or opposite; denial. Etymology- Con (against from Latin word contra) + diction (to speak) Control- verb Control means to exercise restraint or direction over an object. Also means to dominate and or command objects. Etymology- Con (against) + roll (move about in a circle) Contract- noun Contract means an agreement drawn between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. Etymology – Con (coming from Latin word Com meaning together) + tract
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Etymology and usage The word euphemism comes from the Greek word ευφημία (euphemia)‚ meaning "the use of words of good omen"‚ which in turn is derived from the Greek root-words eu (ευ)‚ "good/well" + pheme (φήμι) "speech/speaking"‚ meaning glory‚ flattering speech‚ praise. Etymologically‚ the eupheme is the opposite of the blaspheme (evil-speaking). The term euphemism itself was used as a euphemism by the ancient Greeks‚ meaning "to keep a holy silence" (speaking well by not speaking at all). Historical
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Does Greed Become Too Much? In 2008‚ employees within a failing firm on Wall Street were given $16 billion in bonuses. That seems outrageous‚ doesn’t it? Anger was the response of the American people indefinitely. However‚ if they had done further research they would have realized that the $16 billion in bonuses was merely half of what the company gave out in bonuses during good times. Many of the reporters telling the story discussed the issue of rewarding the greed of the employees with taxpayer
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the increasingly many purposes for which is used. 2. Do you agree that “what a word means today is what it meant in the past?” Please explain what etymology詞源學can help with today’s meaning of a word. I don’t agree because language would change gradually as the time went by. It would cause semantic and meaning change.The study of etymologies may throw light on how a present-day meaning developed or reveal something about the working of the human mind‚ but it doesn’t help in determining what
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Discovery of Sensation and Perception from TV drama From the word ‘psychology’‚ ‘psycho’ refers to ‘psyche’ which means ‘mind’‚ ‘soul’‚ ‘breath’ and ‘spirit’; and ‘logy’ refers to ‘study of’ or ‘research’ (Online Etymology Dictionary‚ 2001). And according to Andrew (2009)‚ psychology defined as ‘treats of the soul’. And I define psychology as knowledge which enables us to interpret a person’s mood and thought by observing his or her motion. For example‚ when a person tells lies‚ he or she may
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George [The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]." The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 4 Apr. 2004. 25 Apr. 2010 <http://www.iep.utm.edu/berkeley/>. Harper‚ Douglas. "Peter." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2001. 25 Apr. 2010 <http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Peter>. Harper‚ Douglas. "Stein." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2001. 25 Apr. 2010 <http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=stein>. �PAGE � �PAGE �2�
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------------------------------------------------- Etymology Main article: Name of Syria The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name for Syrians: Σύριοι‚ Sýrioi‚ or Σύροι‚ Sýroi‚ which the Greeks applied without distinction to theAssyrians.[16][17] A number of modern scholars argued that the Greek word related to the cognate Ἀσσυρία‚ Assyria‚ ultimately derived from the AkkadianAššur.[18] Others believed that it was derived from Siryon‚ the name that the Sidonians gave to Mount Hermon
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English and Ukrainian vocabulary. 12. Etymology as a branch of Lexicology‚ objective and tasks. Etymological structure of English and Ukrainian vocabulary in comparison. Indo-European element. 13. Word-building in english and ukrainian. Affixation 14. Semantics as a branch of lexicology‚ its goals and tasks. 15. Etymological structure of English and Ukrainian vocabulary; borrowed and native elements; loan words‚ Etymological doublets and triplets. 16. Etymology: peculiar features of international words
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