Etymology
- 1. 1) Journal: Sticky Note Journal 2) Notes! Notes! Notes! Notes! Notes! ◦ Etymology ◦ Irony/Satire ◦ HOMEWORK: Expelling Huck Finn article and questions
- 2. Take a sticky note and troll the room. Find THREE words that you find appealing and write them on the sticky note. Stick the sticky note in your journal. You MUST include these three words in your journal entry. It can be about any topic, creative or real.
- 3. ◦ Example: Peaceful Dreams Disaster When I was a little girl, I had night terrors. I have vague memories of going to sleep and waking up in strange places. Like the living room floor, the bathtub, the stoop on the front porch. I am not sure what the exact content of these dreams were, just that I had a disastrous feeling as I drifted off to sleep. I know that these episodes terrified my parents. Even though the doctor said it was actually fairly common and not a symptom of anything, they would just pray for me to have peaceful sleep. Luckily, I grew out of them when I was about 8.
- 5. The study of the history of words 1)When they entered the language 2)From what source (ex. latin/greek) 3)How their form and meaning have changed over time
- 6. Whatlanguage is English derived from???
- 8. German: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsU6vLIaWH4 Old English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkaPNlOz0N4& feature=related Middle English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE0MtENfOM U Modern English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
- 9. 5000 1500
- 10. Canyou think of any words in existence today that were not around in Shakespeare’s time? (mid 1500’s)
- 11. Can you think of any words whose meaning has changed since Shakespeare’s time?
- 12. Class Notes Name: _________________________________________________ Class: _________________________________________________ Topic: _____________________________ Period: ________________________________________________ Questions and Main Ideas: Date: _________________________________________________ Notes: ________ Unit: ________ Etymology: (definition) The study of the history of words Concentrates on three Main areas 1)When they entered the language 2)From what source (ex. latin/greek) 3)How their form and meaning have changed over time *English is derived from the Germanic language Important Numbers: 5000 – more words than there were 500 years ago 1500 – more words than there were 100 years ago Words that were not in existence in the Examples: 1500’s: Words whose meaning has changed since Examples: 1500s: Summary:
- 13. Write one sentence that makes perfect sense today, that would have made NO sense 100 years ago. My Example: While blogging on Facebook about his new grill, Sean was listening to ‘Lil Wayne on his MP3 and texting a hottie on his Slider.
- 14. is the primary unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents Usually either Latin or Greek based http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJrjNR7 ZZM
- 15. Class Notes Name: _________________________________________________ Class: _________________________________________________ Topic: _____________________________ Period: ________________________________________________ Questions and Main Ideas: Date: _________________________________________________ Notes: ________ Unit: ________ Etymology: (definition) The study of the history of words Concentrates on three Main areas 1)When they entered the language 2)From what source (ex. latin/greek) 3)How their form and meaning have changed over time *English is derived from the Germanic language Important Numbers: 5000 – more words than there were 500 years ago 1500 – more words than there were 100 years ago Words that were not in existence in Examples: the 1500’s: Words whose meaning has changed Examples: since 1500s: Root Words: The smallest unit of a word. The part that carries the base meaning. Cannot be broken into smaller parts * Usually Greek or Latin Based EXAMPLES: Summary:
- 16. Root Meaning Examples
- 17. Meaning: Warlike Examples: (what word with this definition has BELLI as the root??)
- 18. Answer: Belligerent
- 19. Answer: Antebellum
- 20. Answer: Rebellion
- 21. Meaning: Water
- 22. Answer: Aquarium
- 23. Answer: Aqueduct
- 24. Answer: Aquanaut
- 25. Meaning: Believe
- 26. Answer: Credible
- 27. Answer: Credit
- 28. Answer: Credo
- 29. Meaning: human/man
- 30. Answer: Anthropology
- 31. Answer: Misanthrope
- 32. Meaning: Death
- 33. Answer: Mortician
- 34. Answer: Immortal
- 35. Root Meaning Examples Belli War/Warlike Belligerent, antebellum Aqua/aque Water Aqaurium, aquanaut Cred Believe Credo, credible Anthrop Human/man Anthropology Misanthrope Mor/Mort Death Mortician, Immortal
- 36. Write at least three sentences putting this lesson into your own words.