WEEK 01 字源筆記

1.Introduction

Etymology is the study of the history of words.
Prefix : a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix ‘un-’ is added to the word ‘tidy’ to form ‘untidy’.
Root   :  the most basic form of a word, or a word that is the base for other words
Suffix : a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a different word. For example, the suffix ‘-ness’ is added to ‘great’ and ‘happy’ to make ‘greatness’ and ‘happiness’

2.orientation 

analogy
A:B=C:D
eg. prey: predator= lamb: lion
 
de-:down,away
eg. depreciate, detriment, descend
-meter: measure
eg. kilometer, thermometer, hydrometer

3.The World of English

William Caxton set up the first English printing press in 1475.
This was very important.It fixed the language in a sort of "official" form.
From that time, English changed more slowly.
1806, Noal Webster wrote a dictionary with new American Speaking.

4.The History of English in Ten Minutes

 

Chapter 1. Anglosaxon
Chapter 2. The Norman Conquest
Chapter 3. Shakespeare
Chapter 4. The King James Bible
Chapter 5. The English of Science
Chapter 6. English and Empire
Chapter 7. The Age of Dictionary
Chapter 8. American English
Chapter 9. Internet English
Chapter 10. Global English