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41 Cards in this Set
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What was the important role once played by Greek and Latin in American education? |
Languages and history of colonial antiquity were the cornerstones of education in Colonial America. 18th Century College Admission Prereqs: Ability to read Latin and Greek, and to write Latin, knowledge of classical texts. |
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What was the meaning and intention of the Latin expression on the Great Seal? |
"E pluribus unum" - Out of many, one. Considered a de facto motto of the United States. Out of many states or colonies emerges a single nation. |
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Write and name the letters of the Greek alphabet. |
Do it! |
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When did America stop caring about Latin? |
In the 1960's. |
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Novus ordo seclorum |
New order of the ages |
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What is a United States English Dictionary? |
Covers the English of the United States. Often called "American" dictionaries, which is inaccurate because there are other varieties of English in America other than U.S. English |
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International Dictionaries |
Seeks to cover all the Englishes of the world. |
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Prescriptive Dictionaries |
Give advice on how to use words. The problem with prescriptive dictionaries is all native speakers are speaking correctly. Who is to say one set of rules is better than another? |
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Descriptive Dictionaries |
Do not judge language as correct or incorrect. Because how we use language is subjective, descriptive dictionaries tend to be more objective, scholarly, and scientific. |
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Learners' Dictionaries |
For non-natives. They are innovative in the way they present information, using up to date linguistic theory to structure the presentation of words. |
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What are the four classes of words? |
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs |
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What are "criteria"? |
Tests |
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What is the Morphological Criterion? |
The way a word looks or is formed |
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Noun morphological criterion? |
Adding suffix {s} to making something which was *Singular* into something *Plural* |
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What is syntactical criterion? |
Word order. Nouns occupy certain *slots* in a sentence. |
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What are some Noun Markers? |
The, a, many, that, and these. |
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Is the Noun Marker test morphological or syntactical? |
Syntactical |
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What is a phrase? |
A group of words |
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Morphological Criteria for Adjectives |
"er", "est", "more", "most" |
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Syntactical test for Adjectives |
Between Noun Marker and Noun, or after the word "Seem" |
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What does modify mean? |
Limit, describe, or restrict. |
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What is the *Head* of a phrase? |
The word typically coming after a modifier (adjective) |
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Noun Modifier |
A Noun in the Modifier Slot |
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What is tense? |
A difference in form and meaning |
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Is see present or past tense? |
Present |
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Morphological criteria for verbs |
ed |
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What two forms are English sentences usually in? |
Subject-Verb, or Subject-Verb-Object |
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What is a Transitive Verb? |
Verbs that have an object |
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What is an Intransitive Verb? |
Verbs that do not take an object |
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Morphological criteria for Adverbs |
{ly} test |
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Syntax Criteria for Adverbs |
How, When, Where? |
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Alchemists |
"The Chemistry". Late Greek |
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Pandemonium |
"Evil Spirit" - A wild uproar. Greek |
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Lunatic |
Latin - having to do with the phases of the moon |
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Punch |
Unknown etymology |
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Decimated |
Latin, - to punish every tenth person |
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Pro tempore |
For time, for the time being. |
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Ex officio |
From office, by virtue of office or position |
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Magnum opus |
Great Work |
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Persona non grata |
Person not acceptable, fully unacceptable or unwelcome |
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Ex cathedra |
From chair, with the authority derived from one's office or position |
