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Linguistics 150
Non-Morpheme Info
23
Language - English
Undergraduate 1
06/05/2012

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Term
Ablaut
Definition

e, o, (no vowel)

gon/ gen/ gn

Term
Weakening
Definition

a, e, i

tag/ teg/ tig

Term
Nasal Insertion
Definition

frag/ frang

adding n or m after vowel

Term
Metathesis
Definition

cer / cre

switching of two sounds

Term
Latin & Greek Doublets
Definition

semi-/hemi-

Latin (s) / Greek (h)

Term
Nasal Assimilation
Definition

n -> m / __(p, b, m)

Affects prefixes that end in 'n'

Term
Voice Assimilation
Definition
Affects roots ending in c, g, b, p
Term
Total Assimilation
Definition

Sound changes to become exactly like nearby sound

Look for double letters (other than mm)

Term
Vowel Deletion
Definition
morphemes ending in (vowel) or (vowel + r)
Term
Rhotacism
Definition

s -> r / V__V

affects roots that have allomorphs ending in 's' and 'r'

Term
Metonmy
Definition
association based on something other than resemblence
Term
Metaphor
Definition
association based on resemblence (looks like ___)
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Great Vowel Shift
Definition

a - e - i - ai

 

[c] - o - u - au

Term
Comparative Method
Definition
sound changes are 'regular and systematic'
Term
Grimm's Law
Definition

bh - b - p - f

dh - d - t - Θ

gh - g - k - h

Term
Angles and Saxons invade England
Definition
Celtic Borrowings
Term
Christianity introduced to England
Definition
Latin Borrowings
Term
Viking Invasions
Definition
Scandinavian Borrowings
Term
Norman Conquest
Definition
French Borrowings
Term
Renaissance and Scientific Innovation
Definition
Greek and Latin Borrowings
Term
Continental Germanic
Definition
Latin Borrowings
Term
English colonialism
Definition
borrowings from many languages
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