On the other hand, an estimate of the present vocabulary consists of more than a million words. ... The English vocabulary is more widespread than that of any other language in the world. ... English vocabulary is composed of a majority of Latin, French, Greek, Scandinavian and other small languages. ... The word was a descendent of the Latin word dubitare. ... In the Old English period there were many Latin words introduced into the English vocabulary. ...

• Word Count: 878
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

On the other hand, an estimate of the present vocabulary consists of more than a million words. ... The English vocabulary is more widespread than that of any other language around the world. ... English vocabulary is composed of a majority of Latin, French, Greek, Scandinavian and other small languages. ... The word was a descendent of the Latin word dub tare. ... In the Old English period there were many Latin words introduced to the English vocabulary. ...

• Word Count: 894
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• Grade Level: High School

The word for father, for example, is vater in German, pater in Latin, and pitr in Sanskrit. ... The Latin alphabet was brought over from Ireland by Christian missionaries. ... At this time, the vocabulary of Old English consisted of an Anglo Saxon base with borrowed words from the Scandinavian languages (Danish and Norse) and Latin. ... French became the language of the Norman aristocracy and added more vocabulary to English. ... One century later English was first taught at schools, alongside Latin and French. ...

• Word Count: 544
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• Grade Level: High School

"The main difference between the two was actually the vocabulary" ( Davis 168). ... As the religion spread English added a large number of Latin words to reintroduce Christianity. As the religion spread English added a large number of Latin words to itself to express new ideas connected with the religion. However, this lead to the loss of grammatical gender of the language and therefore mixed the vocabulary. ... The french language is actually almost directly derived from Latin. ...

• Word Count: 1248
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A new proposal of integrating the Latin American countries into the "global village- has been at the forefront of Latin American Development. ... Sustainable development and structuralist economics needs to be reincorporated into the least developed countries of Latin America. ... Latin America must consider the global realities of sustainability, information globalization, and environmental consciousness. ... Latin America had been experiencing exploitation of its natural resources by European nations since 1492. ... Free markets, individualism, small government (except in certain areas suc...

• Word Count: 3530
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The vocabulary of Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base with borrowed words from the Scandinavian languages of Danish and Norse and of Latin. The Latin language gave English such words like kitchen, cup, cheese, bishop, candle. ... The revival of classical pieces of work brought many Latin and Greek words into the language. ... Publishing became a booming business and works in English as opposed to Latin became more universal. ... The main distinction between Early and Late Modern English is vocabulary. ...

• Word Count: 2103
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Not only that, but if I am also allowed to take AP Latin, then the two classes would go hand in hand because Latin is the historic language of Europe. ... As a senior next year, I would like to take AP Latin. ... Latin's biggest perk is that it helps build an extensive vocabulary. This vocabulary is very useful towards succeeding on the SAT's. ... If I am accepted in to this magnificent world of Latin, I will not disappoint myself or the teacher who has accepted me into AP Latin. ...

• Word Count: 1008
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The study of a foreign language helps improve English vocabulary and its proficiency. ... Out of the languages: French, German, Japanese, and Latin what one is more useful towards global trade and makes it easier to trade? ... Latin, the hardest language to learn for it is basically a dead language, but it is helpful with the rest of the romance and Germanic languages for it is the base of them. ... The students that wanted to take another language wanted, in order, French, German, Japanese, and Latin. ... And six students wanted to learn Latin. ...

• Word Count: 604
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• Grade Level: High School

In 597, Latin-speaking missionaries came to Kent in order to spread Christianity among Germans. ... Since Latin monks used Latin letters to capture the spoken language, they introduced writing to Anglo-Saxons. ... In order to discern Latin works from Anglo-Saxon works, their language is called Old English. ... French language was the language of the court while Latin was the language of the church. ... It had Old English core, French vocabulary and a simplified grammar....

• Word Count: 669
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Latin was first introduced to the English language, when the Romans, led by Julius Caesar, invaded and conquered the Celts. ... This is because "castra" is the Latin word for fort. ... The Old English language consisted of letters and symbols called the Runic Alphabet and this is where the English language got its basic vocabulary. ... This is also when Latin was reintroduced into the English Language; however, this time it made a significant impact. Today about 50% of the English Language is Latin in origin. ...

• Word Count: 748
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English is also composed of new words borrowed from various languages, such as Spanish, Latin, French, Italian, and even Sanskrit, to name a few. ... "The fundamental cause of our present chaotic and indefensible spelling, underlying all the rest, has been the effort to spell a cosmopolitan language-basically Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic but greatly enriched from Romance sources, notably Norman French-which distinguishes about 40 sounds, by means of a Roman alphabet, quite adequate for Latin, for which it was developed ." ... It is currently known that " the vast majority of English words, about 9...

• Word Count: 1127
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Scholars have determined the location based on an extensive reconstructed vocabulary of Proto Indo-European language, and the habitat it describes. ... Centum is Latin for one hundred whereas Satem is the Sanskrit version for one hundred. ... The western group (centum branch) migrated westward along the southern and northern shores of the black Sea and settled in the regions between the Mediterranean (Greeks, Latins) and North Seas of Western Europe (Celts, and Germanic tribes). ...

• Word Count: 504
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Furthermore, Poe uses French vocabulary in the text, which brings the place, Paris (where the short story takes place), closer to the reader. ... The word flagon descends from French and Latin, and it means a large bottle of wine or liquor. ... In reading this story, it can bee seen that Poe is a master of words because he uses an extensive and formal vocabulary, and he used this to make his story stronger. ...

• Word Count: 879
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• Grade Level: High School

A similar evidence of stereotyping is in "The Myth of the Latin Woman," by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the Puerto Rican girl is stereotyped as having the name Maria and her assumed job is a waitress because of the way Latin women are viewed in the media. ... Stated in the reading The Myth of the Latin Woman has a good statement of the stereotyping of Latin women, "Mixed cultural signals have perpetuated certain stereotypes-for example, that of the Hispanic woman as the "Hot Tamale" or sexual firebrand. ... In their special vocabulary, advertisers have designated "sizzling" and "smoldering" as the adje...

• Word Count: 1298
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Latin and Scandinavian influenced external sounds of the period. The three sources of Latin were Romans under Claudius conquer of Britain, Romans reside at continental homes of Germanic tribes, and Pop Gregory sends Augustine to Christianize the English (Abrams et al. 3). During the continental period of influence, some words from Latin can be credited to the ancestors of the English. ... The Normans took over England and with the presence of French speaking ruling classes the language and culture expanded, although Latin was the common spoken language internationally. ... Abrams and others st...

• Word Count: 1188
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It somewhat resembled the Greeks and Latins in the way that they worshipped ideas instead of material items (Phillips, 1980, p. 298). ... Ancient Welsh is very close to Latin in some ways, and has borrowed many of its vocabulary from Latin, although generations of Welsh people have modified the words to suit regional dialects. Most words in Ancient Welsh that have to do with religion or theology are derived from Latin (Morgan, 1985, p. 367) Welsh as a language is also very similar to the Celtic language, and is in fact almost the same except for some modifications and spellings. ...

• Word Count: 989
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• Grade Level: High School

A rapist is one who commits rape. To fully understand the word rapist you must have the definition of rape. There are many different definitions of rape. According to www.yourdictionary.com, rape can mean a European plant. But who knew that? It can also be what is left of the grape after the ju...

• Word Count: 501
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• Grade Level: High School

Introduction In the period of documenting Christian scriptures and teachings, Tertullian works and theologies have a visible impact. He entered into Christianity before 197 and rendered his services for illustrating and defending the orthodox principles of the Christian faith. His works can be clas...

• Word Count: 2524
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He never passed the third grade, but as an adult he has an incredible thirst for knowledge, vocabulary, and literature. ... Everyone has some type of stereotype, such as Asians are good at math, African-Americans are great at sport, and Latin women are very open. In Judith Ortiz Cofer's "The Myth of the Latin Woman," the narrator talked about how people think that Latin women are "'Hot Tamales' or sexual firebrand," this is not the real identity of the narrator but a stereotype because it is "something that the media have found easy to promote....

• Word Count: 1001
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• Has Bibliography

Persona (Latin, "actor's mask") is one's social role. ... Anima (Latin, "soul") is the unconscious feminine side of a man's personality. ... Animus (Latin, "spirit") is the unconscious masculine side of a woman's personality. ... If we want to speak or understand a foreign language, we must learn its vocabulary and grammar in order to understand its meaning. ...

• Word Count: 1214
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He is probably the best known Latin American singer in the 20th century. ... Many music stores such as HMV and Sam The Record Man have Latin Music sections in their stores where they keep Tango music CD's featuring all sorts of artists including CD's on Carlos Gardel. ... I do not know much about music in terms of theory, notation and vocabulary but I do have a wide variety of tastes in music. ... They have won many awards; most recently they won the 2003 Latin American Achievement Award for Best Latin Folklore Presence in Canada. ...

• Word Count: 1852
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

But it was not until 1649 that English became the language of legal documents in place of Latin. ... However, it needs to be emphasized that at the end of this statement, it says that after the pleadings, debates, etc. in English were finished, they should be entered and enrolled in Latin. ... Therefore were the "spelling-reformers" first to appear on the scene, beginning with a book in Latin by Sir Thomas Smith, entitled: De recta et emendata Linguae Anglicanae Scriptione (1568). ...

• Word Count: 1558
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, using only the Grammar-Translation Method for teaching a spoken language is not effective any more but it could be used henceforward in the teaching of the classical languages, Latin, Greek, Hebrew etc. as it was always used in that field. ... They learn paradigms such as verb conjugations, and they learn the native language equivalents of vocabulary words. ... If we compare the areas of language emphasised we can see that in the Grammar-Translation Method vocabulary and grammar are more important and reading and writing are the primary skills. ... In the Direct Method vocabulary is t...

• Word Count: 1851
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate