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History of English

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specific meaning of a word as given in a dictionary denotation
relates to the tone of the word, the emotions or associations that the word arouses in the reader connotation
negative, unfavorable pejorative
a word's strict or primary dictionary meaning in a situation that makes sense from a purely logical point of view literal
extended application of a word figurative, metaphorical
names a person, place, thing, or idea noun
names a nonspecific person, place, thing, or idea common noun
names a specific person, place, thing, or idea proper noun
describes a noun or pronoun adjective
expresses some kind of action or indicates some state of being verb
can take an object transitive verb
cannot take an object intransitive verb
modifies a verb, an adjective, or adverb adverb
two words that are similar in meaning synonyms
a word that means the opposite of another word antonym
a syllable/s placed at the beginning of a word prefix
the main part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes are attached root, base
syllable/s placed at the end of a word suffix
presents words in groups of related-idea categories according to a distinctive logical pattern thesaurus
origin etymology
borrowings from many languages loan words
mixed forms of words hybrids
new science devoted to the study of language linguistics, philology
when the history of the English language started AD 450
Old English was in use until 1150
most famous Anglo-Saxon king of England and an influential patron of the Old English period Alfred the Great
Church of Rome begins to convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity 597
Viking bands from Scandinavia begin to raid Anglo-Saxon territory 787
Denmark rules England from 1014 - 1042
Duke of Normandy defeats the last Anglo-Saxon king of England at Battle of Hastings 1066
Norman monarchs rule until 1154
first Crusade to the Holy Land 1095
Middle English was in use 1150 - 1500
Modern English was born 16th - 17th centuries
Created by: madison.heaton
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