-see what
is likely to come up
-give me
suggestions for more/different topics
5.
Future weekly subjects/topics might include:
Word-formation (affixes taken from Barber, good source is Marchand, in STL):
Suffixes: Verbs:
-ize, -ate; Nouns: -er,
-(i)an, -ist, -ness, -ity; -eer,
-ery; Adjectives: -ed, -y, -ic/al
Prefixes: anti-, be-, co-, counter-, dis-, im-, in-, mis-, non-, pre-, semi-, trans-,
un-
6.
Grammatical
variation
-nouns: the rise and fall of the apostrophe
-nouns: plural of rhinoceros and other classical loanwords
-second person singular pronoun: use of thou, thee in C16th and
C17th
-second person plural pronoun: replacement of ye with you
-second person plural pronoun: form you was
-second person plural pronoun: you, you all, youse, etc.
-neuter pronoun: replacement of his with its
-third person singular: competition between –s and –th
-second and third person singular: the subjunctive (and its
successors)
-contractions like ain’t,
he don’t
-forms of verb drink,
drank/drunk, drunk(en)
-forms of verbs write,
wrote, written/wrote
-forms of verb get,
got, got(ten)
-forms of verbs dig
and stick
7.
C17th-19th
vocabulary; pronunciation and pronunciation dictionaries
-French: beau, brochure, cafe, carte blanche, casserole,
civilization, class, connoisseur, decor, ennui, etiquette, faux pas, genteel,
liaison, madame, naive, police, rendezvous, repartee, restaurant, salon, soup,
souvenir
-industrialization (watch this
space): brake, car, coach, engine, factory, gear, key, machine, match,
mill,
motor,
strike,
switch, (CP: check vehicle)
-Will be done in week 9:: pronunciation (watch
this space: words like ass, herb,
Cajun, sergeant, lieutenant)
8.
North American, Canadian vocabulary; British/North American synonyms
-fall/autumn
-store/shop
-mad/angry
-chips/crisps/fries
-trash/rubbish/garbage
-sick/ill
-pants/trousers
-sweater/jumper/pullover
-druggist/chemist
boss, brave, bush, Canada/Canadian, Canuck, caucus,
chesterfield, concession, creek, depot, dollar, Eskimo, muskie, prairie,
reeve, riding,
shanty, squaw, totem
9.
Colonialism: place names, Indian words
-amok, barbecue, bungalow, chow, curry,
jungle, kangaroo, pundit,
pyjamas, shampoo, swastika, taboo, thug, tycoon, verandah
10.
Usage issues/syntax
Usage issues: explain reasons for objections to “the man I
gave the book to”, complaints in the TLS about may vs Might,
“to boldly go”, "Can I go to the bathroom?" "Yes, you may!",
"the reader ... they",
etc.
Syntax: explain origins of “the church was being
built”, variation between sweetest and most sweet, Get
lost!, etc., do in questions, etc.
11. C19th-C20th vocabulary: Science and technology: scientific terminology, semantic change
Affixes: auto-, bio-, eco-, micro-, nano-,
12.
Language and society: sociolinguistics, slang, political correctness,
euphemisms
13.
Business and Technology: internet, brand names