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Layers of Language
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Joanie Gerken
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ENGLISH
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Three contributing languages
– Latin – 60%
– Greek–
Greek– 10 – 12%
– AngloAnglo-Saxon – 25%
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Characteristics of English
– Tense
– Gender
– Possessive
– Number
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The Home of The
Indo-Europeans.
The Story of English, 3rd
Rev.Ed.,Robert McRum,
Robert McNeil, and
William Cran. Penguin
Books. England. 2002.
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Interesting Facts
85 % consistent
Standardized due to printing press
 How many words?
 616,500 words
 MORE than any other language
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TYPES OF WORDS
REGULAR
RULE GOVERNED
IRREGULAR
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Words of Anglo Saxon Origin
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Thirty
Sniff
She
Black
Goose
Chin
Wild
Running
Wrinkle
trudge
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Twilight
Knife
High
King
Could
Hatch
These
When
Walk
gift
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ANGLOANGLO-SAXON CLUES
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Numbers from 1 – 1000
Basic color words
Names of animals on farm, forest,
ocean
Outer body parts and simple
“hunter” words.
Short, common everyday words
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More clues…
6. Words with “gh
“gh””
7. Words with “ck”
8. Short words with “k”
9. Words with initial “kn
“kn”” or “gn
“gn””
10. Words with “tw
“tw”” idea of two
11. Words with “wr
“wr”” idea of twist
12. Words with “ch
“ch””
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More…
13. Words with –”tch”
tch”
14. Words with “dge
“dge””
15. Short words with “th
“th””
16. Words with “wh
“wh””
17. Words with doubled medial
consonants.
18. Words with final „ff‟, „ll
‟, „ss
‟, „zz
„ll‟,
„ss‟,
„zz‟‟
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Words of Latin origin
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Comprehensive
Act
Doctor
Partial
Erosion
Passion
Collide
Attempt
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Rapture
Punctual
Educate
Hour/herb
Popular
Journal
Justice
Census
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Latin Clues
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Long words
Words with –ct; -or is suffix to add
Words with –pt.
Words with “ti
“ti”” - /sh/
sh/
Words with “ci
“ci”” - /sh/
sh/
Words with “sion
“sion””
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Latin clues cont…
7. Words with ““-ssion”
ssion”
8. Words with doubled consonants
near beginning.
9. Words with “t” - /ch/
ch/
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Greek Clues
**Scientific words, longer words
1. Words with ph - /f/
2. Words with ch - /k/
3. Long words with k
4. Long or unfamiliar words with “th
“th””
5. Words with medial “y”
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