Question | Answer |
How many letters are in Ancient Greek? | 24 letters |
Give the two "places" where we see this number of Ancient Greek letters. | "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad". Each have 24 books. Each book is named after a letter in the order in which they appear in the alphabet. |
Identify the language that formed a basis for much of Latin. | Greek |
Name five romance languages. | Romanian, Portuguese, French, Sanish, and Italian. |
Why are the romance languages called "romance"? | Because the Romans conquered areas in which they spoke either spanish, french, etc. The Romans forced the Natives to speak Romanian. |
Name two ways in which Ancient Greek has influenced Latin- and (through Latin) how it has influenced the Romance Languages, as well as Germanic languages. | 1. Many of the Greek upper-casae letters are the same as in English, etc.2. In many cases, the "phonetic" (sound) order in Greek is the same in English |
Explain generally why the "Romance Languages" are very similar and why are they different. | They are generally influenced by Latin, over time, Natives have blended their Native languages with Latin. |
Define the Latin term "Austrailia" literally | Southland |
Discuss the origin of the English word "Salary". | Roman soldiers were riginally paid in salt ("Sal" in French) so that they could cure their meat while on campaign; the higher the rank, the more salt they got paid: their "salary" ("salarium = originally "soldier's payment" in Latin) |
Define the Latin roots for the English word "proctinate". | "pro"="pro" and "cras"= "tomorrow" |
Discuss the "Roman View" behind the Latin word "vulgaris" | The vast majority of romans could not afford to send their children to school-instead, they began work at an early age; thus, these children were unable to learn proper grammar-when educated Romans heard them speak with improper grammar. |
Continued Answer: | They mentally placed them in a "lower", "common", or "poor" class of socioety: "vulgus" in Latin. |
Continued Answer 2: | This "placement" and the reasoning behind it has influenced Angelo-European culture since Roman times; to many, someone's use of vulgur language merely means that the speaker is not educated enough to speak logically about a topic. |