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第二章 英语词汇的发展

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主要内容： 英语词汇的来源

Sources /Modesof vocabulary development

We canconcluded that modern English vocabulary develops through three channels <   > creation ,semantic change , borrowing 

Creation refers to the formation of new words byusing the existing materials namely roots ,affixes and other elements； 

Semanticchange means an old form whichtakes on a new meaning to meet the new need；Borrowinghas played a vital role in thedevelopment of vocabulary ,particularly in earlier times

  Answer students’ questions 

  Homework  

Multiple choice questions. 

1.    1. The Indo-European Language Family accordingly fall into ____ principle groups, which can be grouped into an Eastern set and   Western set. 

     A. eight      B. six    C. five     D. several 

2.    2.  In the Eastern Set, ______ and _______ are each the only modern language respectively. 

     A. Intalic/Germantic     B. Albanian/Armenian 

     C. Celtic/Hellenic         D. Balto-Slavic/ Indo-Iranian 

3.    3. All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has _____ the English vocabulary. 

    A. borrowed words from     B. enlarged words to      C. decreased words to        D. lent words into 

4.    4. The first peoples known to inhabit the British Isles were _____. Their languages were dialects of still another branch of the Indo-    European Language Family------ ______. 

    A. German/ Germanic       B. Celts/Celtic        C. Italian / Italic             D. Sweden / Swedish 

5.    5. The Norman Conquest started a continued flow of French words into English. _____ of them are still in use today. 

    A. Eighty-five percent        B. Fifty-six percent          C. Seventy-two percent        D. Seventy-five percent 

6.    6. Modern English began with the establishment of _____ in England. 

           A. printing              B. Bourgeois Revolution           C. Industrial Revolution          D. the Renaissance 

7.    7. In the growth of present-day English vocabulary, there are three main sources of new words, the rapid development of modern science and technology, social, economic and political changes; the influence of ____. 

   A. the educational system                        B. other cultures and languages 

   C. the government system                        D. the society changes 

8.    8. The modes of modern English vocabulary grow through three major channels: ______, semantic change, _____. 

   A. exchange/lending       B. derivation/borrowing           C. creation/borrowing       D. affixation/creation 

　

Key:  

   1) A   2) B   3) D   4) B   5) D  6) A  7) B   8) C