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English: Unit 5

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Decks in this class (13)

1. Changes In Language
What contributes to changes in la...,
Every culture has some form of ___,
Every culture has a word for demo...
16  cards
2. Changes In Vocabulary
Anglicize,
Archaic word,
Connotations
23  cards
3. Changes In Meaning+ 4.Etymology
The ____ of a word can affect its...,
Amelioration,
Generalization
12  cards
5. History Of Words
Cognate,
English is not as closely related...,
Only _ of almost _ million words ...
23  cards
7. Connotations And Propaganda
Allusion,
Literary allusion,
A word s etymology reflects chang...
13  cards
10. Changes In Pronunciation+Spelling
In ____ spelling is phonetic,
Silent letters ____ are are not f...,
Pronunciation changes are relatively
23  cards
11. Morphemes
Spelling tends to be,
Pronunciation changes,
One factor influencing pronunciat...
16  cards
12. Inflections
Analytic language,
Conjugation,
Declension
27  cards
13. Syntax and Word Relationships
In shifting from synthetic to ana...,
Without inflections a language mu...,
Most important aspect of modern e...
11  cards
15. Anglo-Saxons
English has changed from a synthe...,
How english has changed since 150...,
Linguistic change
22  cards
Norman Invasion
___ of anglo saxon vocabulary is ...,
Old english was almost entirely _...,
Normans
20  cards
17. The Renaissance
By ____ profound changes were tak...,
Changes in english pronunciation,
Great english vowel shift
22  cards
18. Elizabethan English And The Age Of Reason
The second half of the ____ centu...,
Best known examples are found in,
Other famous authors of elizabeth...
4  cards

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