LIN 203 H1F
English Words
Fall 2011
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LIN 203 H1F
English Words
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LIN 203 H1F
English Words
Week 1:
The Wealth of English
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
angst, n. Pronunciation: /ˈæŋst/
Etymology: German
Anxiety, anguish, neurotic fear; guilt, remorse.
[1849 ‘G. ELIOT’ Let. 5 Aug. (1954) I. 293 ‘Die Angst’ she says often
brings on a pain at her heart.]
1922 C. J. M. HUBBACK tr. Freud Beyond Pleasure Princ. ii. 9 Apprehension (Angst) denotes a certain condition as of
expectation of danger‥even though it be an unknown one.
1941 Philosophy XVI. 260 To Heidegger Angst, dread, is the fear of
metaphysical insecurity.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
angst, n. continued
1944 ‘PALINURUS’ Unquiet Grave 22 Angst may take the form of
remorse about the past, guilt about the present, anxiety about the
future.
1950 A. HUXLEY Themes & Variations 202 To acedia and
confusion, to nightmare and angst, to incomprehension and panic
bewilderment.
1956 C. P. SNOW Homecomings viii. 65 Discussing other people
whose lives were riven by angst—it domesticated her
wretchedness a little to have that label to pin on.
1964 New Statesman 10 Apr. 574/1 Telly-angst is a natural corollary
of architectural news-angst generally. Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
angst, n. continued
COMPOUNDS
Comb., as angst-forming, -ridden, -wrought adjs. 1944 ‘PALINURUS’ Unquiet Grave 43 There need be nothing angst
forming about the sexual act. 1958 Times 14 Feb. 6/1 (Advt.), The..contrast drawn between those
years and our Angst-ridden era. 1958 Observer 27 Apr. 15/3 Petrushka is a tied-up angst-wrought
neurotic.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
angst, n. continued
DRAFT ADDITIONS FEBRUARY 2005
ˈangsty adj., characterized by angst. 1956 Oxf. Mag. 75 84/2 (heading) *Angsty young men. 2003  A. GREENWALD Nothing feels Good ii. 31 The kids in high
school liked moshing to the angsty sounds of grunge, but it
didn't make them feel any better when they were home alone in
their bedrooms.
angst, n.
Second edition, 1989; online version June 2011. <http://www.oed.com.myaccess.
library.utoronto.ca/view/Entry/7626>; accessed 11 September 2011. First published in
A Supplement to the OED I, 1972.
Urban Dictionary"
(http://www.urbandictionary.com)"
1.
angsting The action of being angsty (anxious, depressed,
moody, negatively emotional). Usually practiced by teens.
I spent the afternoon angsting alone in my room.
by Skye Sep 25, 2004
2.
35 up, 9 down
angsting (verb) the act of banging your head repeatedly against
the nearest wall and saying "angst" over and over in a monotone
voice.
Rick was not surprised to find Page angsting, he knew she had just lost
a contest to get free passes to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
by 42IsTheMeaningOfLife Mar 6, 2010
6 up, 2 down
Google (http://www.google.com)
!angst!
!angsty
!angsting
!about 102,000,000 results"
!about 2,840,000 results"
!about
149,000 results"
"anxiety
!anxious
!about 165,000,000 results"
!about 73,600,000 results"
!Accessed September 12, 2011!
English is a great borrower
The English love of variety (1)
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
King Richard II, Act 2, scene 1
John of Gaunt:
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,-This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings,
Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth,
Renowned for their deeds as far from home,
For Christian service and true chivalry,
As is the sepulchre in stubborn Jewry,
Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's Son,
This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land,
Dear for her reputation through the world,
Is now leased out, I die pronouncing it,
Like to a tenement or pelting farm:
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall
Or as a moat defensive to a house,
Against the envy of less happier lands,-This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.
The English love of variety (2)
Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969 - 1974)
The Dead Parrot Sketch
(Graham Chapman, et. al., All the Words: Volume One,
Pantheon Books/Random House, Inc, 1989.)
It's dead, that's what's wrong with it.
The plumage don't enter into it -- it's stone dead.
That parrot is definitely deceased.
It's bleeding demised.
It's not pining, it's passed on. This parrot is no more. It
has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker.
This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in
peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch, it would be
pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and
joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.
Native versus Latin adjectives
Native
Latin
fatherly
paternal
brotherly
fraternal
*unclely
avuncular
Native versus Latin verbs and nouns
Native
Latin
bury
inter
leave
depart
rot
decay
light
illumination
speed
velocity
Native versus Latin verbs
Native
Latin
end
terminate
give
donate
hurt
injure
lie
prevaricate
Native versus Latin verbs
Native
Latin
end
terminate
Cannot be divided
into meaningful parts
termin-ate
termin-al
de-termin-e
don-ate
prevaric-ate
Notes on the Greek and Latin
morphemes (word elements):
Meaning
Morpheme
Gloss
phil
‘liking’
Anglo-phil-e
‘someone who likes
English things or
people’
Notes on the Greek and Latin
morphemes (word elements):
Meaning
Morpheme
anthrop
Gloss
‘human’
anthrop-o-log-y
‘the study of
humankind’
log
‘study’
We might expect then that:
philanthropy = phil-anthrop-y
should mean ‘liking humankind’
but in fact it more commonly means ‘the
generous donation of money to good causes’
that is, a more specialized way of liking
humankind.
Notes on the Greek and Latin
morphemes (word elements):
Pronunciation and spelling
Morpheme
iatr
psych-iatr-y
iatr-o-genic
ped-iatr-ic-ian
Gloss
‘heal’
Notes on the Greek and Latin
morphemes (word elements):
Pronunciation and spelling
Morpheme
phil
Anglo-phil-e
Gloss
‘liking’
Notes on the Greek and Latin
morphemes (word elements):
Mnemonics
Morpheme
anthrop
Gloss
‘human’
anthrop-o-log-y
‘the study of
humankind’
log
‘study’
Notes on the Greek and Latin
morphemes (word elements):
Mnemonics
Morpheme
iatr
Gloss
‘heal’
psych-iatr-y
‘branch of medicine
concerned with
healing the mind
psych
‘mind’
Homework for the week
There is nothing to turn in,
but try to do the following:
  Buy the textbook!
  Register for a tutorial!
  Read Chapter 1.
Homework for the week
  Learn the morphemes (word elements) at
the end of Chapter 1.
  Do the exercises at the end of Chapter 1.
  Try to connect to the OED online, look
up some words.
  Get a dictionary (see Syllabus).
  For next week, read Chapter 2.
LIN 203 H1F
English Words
Fall 2011
Elan Dresher
https://portal.utoronto.ca
(UTORid and password)