THE ORIGIN OF WORDS
Etymology is the science of the origin of words
English etymology derives from Latin etymologia thru Old French etimologie and ethimologie
The Catholic New Advent Encyclopedia says etymology refers to a word's true and original meaning, and is derived form the Greek etumos = true.
In Greek = analysis of a word to ascertain its true meaning
Etymologists use techniques to investigate the origin of words
Philological research examines the earliest literary works to track changes in the word's form and meaning
Dialectological research says that differences between dialects might provide insight into the origins of a word's shape or meaning.
The comparative technique is used to compare which terms come from their shared ancestor languages and which were borrowed from other languages.
The semantic approach investigates the evolution of word meaning.
The English language has Anglo Saxon and Latin roots. Panic, fear of the Greek god Pan, conspiracy from Latin breathing together, teddy bear from Teddy Roosevelt. Nowadays, from technology: quit, command, facebook, prompts, etc. Also, QR, app, ChatGPT
Words have stories behind them. O.K. from all correct. Sicario from Zealots. Night from N+8, which means infinite
Onomatopoeia is a literary device characterized by amusing-sounding phrases
Kolb says it comes from Greek and means the making of words. Onoma = name, poein = to make
Others say their first experience wirh it came with Tv. Batman = Bang, pow, Zap. Looney tunes = glug, glug. Shoes squeak, birds chirp. this phenomenon also happens in different countries with their own languages.
The English language began in the 5th century AD, when Germanic tribes (the Angles, Saxons and Jutes) invaded Great Britain. These originally spoke a Celtic language. They migrted to what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
The Angles originated in Engñand and their language was Englisc.
Old English sounds different from modern English and its literature is best known for its pic poem Beowulf.
The top 100 words in English are all Anglo Saxon in origin
Latin has a big influence on English. Over 50% of the English vocabulary. More than Old English
P in Latin becomes F in English. Piscis, Pater, Pedis. D in Latin becomes T: Duo, Domare
Kolb describes trilinguaism: English, French and Latin: Ask, question interrogate. Holy, sacred, consecrated
Latin can prepare you for several careers. It sharpens the mind. Ad hoc, agenda, altruism, et cetera, insipid, naive, rapport, etc...
Jargon: formal language used in a particular field. Slang: colloquial expressions used mainly in speech by social groups.
Jargoun, from Old French: twittering: chatter of animals. Soldires, engineers, law, they all have it.
Slang is known as Coba in Bolivia: underworld groups. Bisnes, cuate, chela, Ch'izo
5 types of slang: Fresh and Creative: familiar environment: mom. Flippant: disrespectful attitude: break a leg. Imtative: combines two phrases: gonna for going to. Acronym: AIDS pronounced as a new phrase. Clipping: condensed: till for unitl
Neologisms
From Greek = neos: new and logos: speech, word. Examples: ize to transform adjectives into verbs: finalize, normalize. Type: to weaken something: a business type.
Blending: beginning of words: brunch, Compounding: put 2 or more words together: backpack, Borrowing: latte: espresso coffee, Abbreviation: Acronyms: QR, CD. Clipping: reducing: phone, burger, gym, flu. Contractions: he's. Coiage: coining a new word. Eponyms come form people or places