Classical Studies 2800A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gelato, Phonaesthetics, International Union Of Radio Science

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2800A/B
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

L regalis > of royal: > means turns into. Of royal < l regalis: < means develops from. Check ~ cheque; colour ~ colors: ~ means are interchangable. Etymology: study of origins of words: assassin < hashis(cid:272)hi(cid:374), (cid:858)o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ho likes hash(cid:859, assassi(cid:374) < hassassi(cid:374), (cid:858)follo(cid:449)e(cid:396) of al-hassa(cid:374)(cid:859) Semantics: study of meanings: assassin: one who kills a public figure. Phonology: study of pronunciation: hassassin > assassin; hispania (hispanic) > spain (common dropping of the h, quadrata > quarry, armata > sp. armada > e. army, gelata > it. gelato > e. jelly. Basic tools: stem: root of the word. Rarely more than one in a word. If it(cid:859)s (cid:374)ot a ste(cid:373), p(cid:396)efi(cid:454), o(cid:396) suffi(cid:454), don(cid:859)t analy)e it (linking vowel) for euphony ge-o-logy, dign-i-fy. The sleeping dog(n) was lying beside the evergreen tree(n) in contentment. The sleeping dog(n) was lying beside the evergreen(n) in contentment(n). The dog(n) was sleeping beside the evergreen(n) in contentment(n).