in Middle English Syntax Dr. Thomas McFadden WS 2007/2008 14/11/2007 Christine Pöhler The influence of French in Middle English Syntax In contrast to Scandinavian‚ French did not change the OE phonology or syntax but its vocabulary: French became the “most substantial source of new words in written Middle English.” (Blake: 423) Why did French have this kind of impact on English and its lexis? - The number of the conquerors was relatively small: only around 7000 men and the French-born population
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Larissa DePerro Mrs. Darpino Art 101 May 2‚ 2008 Estate “Estate” by Robert Rauschenberg is by far the most interesting piece of art work seen at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Robert Rauschenberg is a well-known Abstract Expressionist of the modern art period. Robert Rauschenberg is most famous for his "Combines" of the 1950s‚ in which he uses non-traditional materials and objects in combinations. While the Combines are both painting and sculpture‚ Rauschenberg has also worked with photography
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General Characteristics of English Nouns The word "noun" comes from the Latin nomen meaning "name." Word classes like nouns were first described by Sanskrit grammarian Painini and ancient Greeks like Dionysios Thrax‚ and defined in terms of their morphological properties. For example‚ in Ancient Greece‚ nouns can be inflected for grammatical case‚ such as dative or accusative. Verbs‚ on the other hand‚ can be inflected for tenses‚ such as past‚ present or future‚ while nouns cannot. Aristotle also
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French loanwords in English A diaphronic account of ---l Contents Introduction 1. llistorical Background 1.l. 106ó-1204.. r.2. t204-1500 ........ 1.3. 15001.4. Conclusion........ 2. Examples of French loanwords 2.1. GovernmentandAdministration ...... 2.2.1-aw 2.3. Army 2.4. Church 2.5. ScienceandArt... 2.6. Fashion and Social Life ...... 2.7. Cuisine 2.8. French loanwords and their native equivale‚nts 3. Modifications ...... 3.1. Spellingmodification 3.2. Semantic shift 3.3. Adaptation
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EFFECTIVE PARLIAMENT; Parliaments organize themselves effectively to carry out their key functions. Although ‘effectiveness’ may not at first sight seem a distinctively democratic value‚ it becomes so where the functions performed are those necessary to the working of the democratic process: law making‚ oversight of the executive‚ financial control‚ and so on. Electorates are not well served if parliaments do not have sufficient resources to carry out these functions‚ or are wasteful or ineffective
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Mother of Parliaments Great Britain is known as Mother of Parliaments. This is because in the Western world since the downfall of Rome‚ she was the first to introduce a workable body‚ an assembly of elected representatives of the people with the authority to resolve social and economic problems by free debate leading to the making of law. The Parliament‚ consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords‚ is the centre of British politics. One of the fundamental principles of the unwritten
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Politics B Assessment The key developments which led to a Scottish Parliament and devolved powers can date back to over 300 years to 1707‚ where the Act Of Union was established‚ the Act Of Union is where Scotland and England unite to create the United Kingdom‚ although a major change and unity with England‚ Scotland still held on to things like religion and education‚ this was established within Scots Law‚ which was effectively devolved powers‚ but Scotland was still governed from London like
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The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot‚ the body of wise counselors whom the King needed to consult pursuing his policy. The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and the Queen as its head. The House of Commons plays the major role in law-making. It consists of Members of Parliament (called MPs for short). Each of them represents an area in England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. MPs are elected
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Parliament and Lobbyists Introduction Attempts to influence Government by individuals‚ organizations‚ political parties‚ leaders‚ social campaigners and other interest groups take place in every country by various means‚ such as approaching the elected representatives‚ lobbying‚ petitions‚ legal remedies‚ public protests‚ campaigning‚ etc. In a democracy people have the right to convey their grievances and express their views and seek changes in policy or entail other necessary response from the
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1. a) An Act of Parliament comes about when a bill is passed by initially the House of Commons and then The House of Lords in various stages. Once the reading stages and the committee stages of the bill are complete in both houses it is finally passed as an Act of Parliament by Royal Assent. An Example of an Act of Parliament is The Suicide Act 1961. b) The highest proportion of legislation is passed by way of Delegated legislation which is where an Act of Parliament is passed that provides the
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