The Greek & Latin Roots of English Read Online Free PDF

United States come?
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26. During the period 1880–1920, from which area did most of the immigrants come? _________ During the period since 1945? _________
27. What were Noah Webster's contributions to American English? __________________
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28. What is etymology? ____________________________________
29. What is linguistics? ____________________________________
30. What is orthography? ________________________
31. If someone says, “It's only a matter of semantics,” what does she mean?
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32. What is the largest language family? __________________ How many people worldwide speak a language that belongs to that family? _________
33. Which language has the largest number of speakers? _________ Why? _________
34. How many people worldwide speak English as their first language? _________
35. What does the term vernacular mean? __________________
36. What has been the effect of television and the movies on American English?
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37. What is lexicography? ___________________________
38. Why is French called a Romance language? ___________________________
39. What is an “orphan” language? _________ Give one example. _________
40. What is a lingua franca? _________ Give an example. _________
41. Sanskrit is no longer spoken, but how is it preserved? _________
42. From which language does the word tycoon come? _________ What is its literal meaning in that language? _________ What is its English usage? _________
43. From which language does the word fiasco come? _________ What is its literal meaning in that language? _________ What is its English usage? _________
44. From what language does the phrase carte blanche come? _________ What is its meaning in that language? _________ What is its English usage? _________
     
     
    What are the Germanic-based synonyms for the following Latin-based words? Use your dictionary if you are not sure of the meaning of the Latin-based word.
     45. acrimonious
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     46. juvenile
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     47. mordant
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     48. bibulous
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     49. execrate
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50. What is the biggest source of new vocabulary today? ___________________________
     
     
    The following words have entered English unchanged (but sometimes with slight changes in spelling) from other languages. Use your dictionary to find the language of origin and meaning:
      
      Language of Origin
      Meaning
     51. angst
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     52. nadir
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     53. khaki
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     54. sputnik
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     55. pariah
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     56. robot
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     57. caravan
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     58. taboo
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     59. mummy
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     60. bungalow
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     61. guru
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HOW LATIN WORKS

    Roman Forum
Latin is a dead language,
As you can plainly see.
It killed off all the Romans,
And now it's killing me .
    Popular rhyme among students of Latin
    INFLECTED LANGUAGES
    Before we can begin to study the Greek and Latin roots of English vocabulary, we must first understand something of the way in which these languages “work.” In modern English, the function of any word in a sentence or a phrase is determined by its position. For example:
    The dog bites the man .
    has a very different meaning from
    The man bites the dog .
    whereas
    The the man dog bites and
    Bites man the