Unit 1: Frames 1-206 Flashcards
words in English that are usually derived from Greek or Latin
content words
in general, short words which serve as cement to hold content words together; usually difficult to provide meanings to these words
function words
recent, emphasis, high, interests, and rates are examples of ________ _____
content words
with, the, and on are examples of __________ _____
function words
- _____ ______ is descended from a language spoken by the 2. ______ and the 3. ________
- modern English
- Angles
- Saxons
the earliest form for which we have written records is called 1. ______-______ (or 2. ___ _______), the form of the language from 3. ____-_____C.E.
- Anglo-Saxon
- Old English
- 400-1100
the 1. ______-_____ language came from the 2. ______, 3. _______ and the 4. _______ who 5. ________ to 6. ______ when the 7. ____ sacked Rome, causing Rome to w/draw from 8. _______
- Anglo-Saxon
- Angles
- Jutes
- Saxons
- immigrated
- England
- Alaric
- England
King Ethelbert of Kent is the first 1. _____-______ king to become Christian in 2. _. ____ __
- Anglo-Saxon
2. c. 600 C.E.
Ethelbert’s conversion brought w/ it the 1. ________ of W. European Christians, 2. ____ (along with 3. ____)
- language
- Latin
- Greek
The form used from 1. 1100-______ CE was 2. _____ ________
1500
2. Middle English
The 1. ________, who invaded and conquered England in 2. _____, established 3. _______, the lang of the Normans, as the lang of administration. At this point 4. ____ words from 5. ______ 6. ____ the 7. _______ _________.
- Normans
- 1066
- French
- many
- French
- enter
- English language
- ______ ________ takes place from 2. ______-______ C.E.
- Modern English
2. 1500-present
one important moment in the history of the English lang was the introduction of the 1. ________ _____ to England by 2. _______ ______ in 3. _____ C.E.
- printing press
- William Caxton
- 1476 CE
Modern English has Anglo-Saxon ________
structure
structure depends partly on 1. _______ words and 2. ____ _______
- function
2. word order
