CLAS224 Word Elements
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
COURSE DOCUMENTS and LINKS TO NIFTY WEBSITES

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Course Materials / Etymology Project Materials /  Dictionary Unit / History of English Unit / Latin Element Unit / Loan Words and Phrases / Greek Element Unit / Nifty Websites 

You will also find some useful material on scientific words at the website for CLAS225 Scientific Terminology.

Course Materials
Summary of Goals and Requirements / Schedule of Readings and Assignments /   Tom Sienkewicz' Writing Guidelines / Mid-Course Evaluation /  / Sample Grid Quiz / Sample Test on Latin Elements / Sample Test on Greek Elements

Etymology Project Materials
Etymology Project / Some Sample Etymology Projects / Dictionary Entry Analysis Exercise / Dictionary Comparison worksheet / Dictionary Surveys / Electronic Word Search Assignment /

Dictionary Unit:
Etymology / Etymology on AboutHomework.com  / Latin Guide Janet Burns on etymology / Oxford English Dictionary /  Oxford English Dictionary: A Description /  A Sampling of Dictionaries / Some Recent Dictionary Acquisitions / Web of On-Line Dictionaries / Using Electronic Dictionaries / Instructions for Using Electronic Dictionaries / World Dictionary Exercise / Electronic Dictionaries at LibrarySpot.com / Comparison of Entries Worksheet / Electronic Dictionary Entry Analysis / Electronic Dictionary Comparison Grade Sheet / Dictionary Survey / Dictionary Survey Grade Sheet

History of English Unit:
"Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans" by Calvert Watkins / Power of English Video / Bayeux Tapestry / Chaucer's Canterbury Tales / Words of the 20th Century / New Words for 2006 / British vs. American English / Australian English / Lexicolumn

Latin Element Unit:
Word Elements and Their Uses / BASES / prefixes- / -suffixes / Latin Loan Words in Ayers / Latin Phrases in Ayers / Rules for Definition / Onomatopoeia / Important Terms in Ayers / Important Terms in Lederer's Word Circus / Latin Prepositions / Latin Prefix Chart / Assimilation of Prefixes / Abbreviations / Acronymns / Acronymns on Libraryspot.com /  Internet Emoticons, Smileys and Abbreviations / Three Morphologically Identical Bases: PAR- / Animalia Romana / Independent Twins: Definition / Independent Twins: List / Adjective-Forming Latin Suffixes / Noun-Forming Latin Suffixes / Verb-Forming Latin Suffixes / Specialization and Generalization / Degeneration of Meaning / Degeneration and Ethnic Stereotypes / The Four Humors /  Sample Latin Unit Exam / Brand Names vs. Generic Names / On Stealing Intellectual Property / Technospeak / Some Nursery Rhymes in Disguise / How College Professors Speak / Christmas Carols the Hard Way / Clipped Words / Blends / Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" / Etymology Quiz 

Loan Words and Phrases: Borrowed Words  / Latin / Greek / French / German / Yiddish / Italian / Spanish / English Loan Words in Other Languages / The Truth About Latin / Chinese Arabic / Amerind

Greek Element Unit:
List of Greek Words in Ayers / Greek Suffixes / Homophones / Reduplication / Ayers pp. 176-177 / Eponymy / Eponymy ID / Surnames / English Personal Names from Greek / English Personal Names from Latin / Words from Literature / An Anthology of -ologies / Phobias / Sports Terms / Horse-Inspired Vocabulary / Sample Greek Exam / Greek Monster Match List / List of Greek Words with English Derivatives

Nifty Websites:
World Wide Words / My Word! / ROOTS OF ENGLISH / http://www.fun-with-words.com / Ruth  Walker's Verbal Energy Blogs in the Christian Science Monitor /
Etymologic, The Toughest Word Game on the Web: http://www.intuitive.com/cgi-local/etymologic.cgi
SOME NIFTY WEBSITES on CLASSICS

This  material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College.  If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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