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lecture 5 contents introduction ………………………………………….................................3 chapter i the vocabulary and word-building means in old english 1.1 native words…………………………………………………………………..5 1.2 stylistic stratification of oe vocabulary …………………………………….10 1.3 the development of the syntactic system…………………………………..15 chapter ii etymological survey of the old english vocabulary 2.1 foreign element in the oe vocabulary………………………………………….21 2.2 latin influence on the old english vocabulary…………………………..25 2.3 word-formation in oe…………………………………………………………29 chapter iii english word structure word formation and its types 3.1 english word structure……………………………………………………….37 3.2 word formation and its types………………………………………………..38 3.3 conversion and shortening……………………………………….40 conclusion…………………………………………………..……………43 bibliography………………………………………………………….…45 introduction from the fifth through the eleventh century, old english, also known as anglosaxon, was the primary language in england. the language experienced substantial modifications during this time as it transitioned from the germanic dialects spoken by the anglo-saxons to the forerunner of modern english. old english speakers and authors had to generate new terms to represent the shifting culture and society, hence word …

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tition that can be identified in diachronic evolution, such as the old english suffix -ster, which is in competition with -ess from the fourteenth century.2 when two or more words were combined to create a single new word in old english, this process was known as compounding. prepositions, adjectives, verbs, and nouns can all be combined to produce compound words. for instance, the terms "sostor-fh" and "son-mann" denote "dark-colored" and "seer" or "prophet," respectively. derivation is the process of changing the meaning or function of a root word by adding affixes. prefixes, suffixes, and infixes were the most typical affixes in old english. prefixes, like "un-" and "be-," can alter a word's meaning, but suffixes, like "-ness" and "-ing," can alter the part of speech or denote a characteristic or situation. even though infixes were uncommon in old english, they were utilized to produce words with intensified or emphatic meanings, …

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hanged the vowel in the present tense to form the past tense while weak verbs added a suffix to the present tense. for instance, the present tense of the strong verb "son" (meaning "to see") was "seoh," while the past tense was "sw." the addition of noun suffixes to existing words to generate new ones was a significant component of old english word creation. for instance, a noun indicating the characteristic of an adjective may be created by adding the suffix "-ness" to the adjective. bright was changed to "brightness," which is defined as "the quality of being bright." in summary, old english authors and speakers were able to express complex concepts and successfully communicate in a world that was changing quickly because to the flexible and creative way that words were formed. old english has continued to have an impact on many modern english vocabulary and grammar rules, demonstrating …

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ve pronouns and most numerals. verbs belonging to this layer denote the basic activities of man; adjectives indicate the most essential qualities. the common germanic layer includes words which are shared by most germanic languages, but do not occur outside the group. being specifically germanic, these words constitute an important distinctive mark of the germanic languages at the lexical level. this layer is certainly smaller than the layer of common ie words. semantically these words are connected with nature, with the sea and everyday life. the third etymological layer of native words can be defined as specifically oe, that is words which do not occur in other germanic or non-germanic languages. these words are few, if we include here only the words whose roots have not been found outside english: oe clipian ‘call’, oe brid (ne bird) and several others. however, they are far more numerous if we include in …

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ces. various celtic designations of ‘river’ and ‘water’ were understood by the germanic invaders as proper names: ouse, esk, exe, avon; thames, stour, dover also come from celtic. many place-names with celtic elements are hybrids; the celtic component, combined with a latin or a germanic component, makes a compound place-name, e.g.: celtic plus latin: man-chester, win-chester, lan-caster; celtic plus germanic: york-shire, corn-wall, devon-shire, canter-bury . latin words entered the english language at different stages of oe history. chronologically they can be devided into several layers. the earliest layer comprises words which the wg tribes brought from the continent when they came to settle in britain. contact with the roman civilization began a long time before the anglo-saxon invasion. early oe borrowings from latin indicate the new things and concepts which the teutons had learnt from the romans. they pertain to war, trade, agriculture, building and home life. among the latin …

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lecture 5 contents introduction ………………………………………….................................3 chapter i the vocabulary and word-building means in old english 1.1 native words…………………………………………………………………..5 1.2 stylistic stratification of oe vocabulary …………………………………….10 1.3 the development of the syntactic system…………………………………..15 chapter ii etymological survey of the old english vocabulary 2.1 foreign element in the oe vocabulary………………………………………….21 2.2 latin influence on the old english vocabulary…………………………..25 2.3 word-formation in oe…………………………………………………………29 chapter iii english word structure word formation and its types 3.1 english word structure……………………………………………………….37 3.2 word formation and its types………………………………………………..38 3.3 conversion and shortening……………………………………….40 conclusion………………………………………………….....

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