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CLAS224 Word Elements
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS
Spring Semester, 2002
Note: One advantage of a web-based
schedule is that it can be adjusted frequently according to class progress.
Students are advised to consult this page regularly for changes.
Part I: An Introduction to Words
Jan. 14 Words on words; Lederer, vii-xiii
Jan. 16 1st DIAGNOSTIC EXAM
Jan. 18 Ayers, 16-25 (Dictionary Usage)
Jan. 23 Etymology; Etymology
on AboutHomework.com; Latin
Guide Janet Burns on etymology / Oxford
English Dictionary; Web
of On-Line Dictionaries; Dictionaries
at LibrarySpot.com; Using Electronic
Dictionaries; Dictionary Entry Analysis
Assignment due
Jan. 30th)
Jan. 25 History of English ("Power of English " video plus worksheet) Important
Terms in Ayers
Jan. 28 Ayers, 1-14 (History of English) Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales /
Words of the 20th Century
Jan. 30 Presentation on Dictionaries for Dictionary
Surveys (due Feb. 8th) IN HEWES LIBRARY. See A
Sampling of Dictionaries
Dictionary Entry Analysis Due
Part II: Word Elements from Latin
Feb. 1 Ayers, 26-34 (definitions, bases) Word Elements and Their
Uses
Feb. 4 Ayers, 35-40 (prefixes, assimilation) Lederer, 1 (grammagram, homophone,
heteronym, capitonym) Latin
Prepositions / Latin
Prefix Chart / Assimilation
of Prefixes / Important
Terms in Lederer's Word Circus
Feb. 6 Ayers, 40-46 (abbreviations, acronyms) Lederer, 2 (anagram, aptagram, antigram)
Abbreviations
/ Acronymns
/ Acronymns on
Libraryspot.com / Internet
Emoticons, Smileys and Abbreviations
Feb. 8 Ayers, 46-51 (back formations, aphresesis, aphesis); Lederer, 6 (beheadments,
curtailments)
Feb. 11 Ayers, 52-56 (combining bases, Roman numerals) Dictionary
Surveys due.
Feb. 13 Ayers, 57-65 (hybrids, suffixes); Lederer, 3 (palindrome, semordnilap)
Feb. 15 Ayers, 65-70 (word analysis); Lederer, 4 Three
Morphologically Identical Bases: PAR-
Feb. 18 Ayers, 70-82 (dissimilation, semantic change); Lederer, 5 (charade
words) Animalia
Romana
Feb. 20 Ayers, 82-89 (specialization/generation, functional change); Lederer, 7
(kangaroo words) Specialization
and Generalization
Feb. 22 No Class. Work on Prospectus
for Etymology Project
Feb. 25 Ayers, 90-98 (degeneration/elevation, abstract/concrete); Lederer, 8
(acrobat words, spoonerisms)
Degeneration of Meaning / Degeneration
and Ethnic Stereotypes.
Prospectus Due.
Feb. 27 Ayers, 98-100 (weakening, hyperbole)
Mar. 1 Ayers, 100-106 (changing concepts, diminutives, independent
twins); Independent
Twins:
Definition / Independent
Twins: List
Mid-Course Evaluation Due
Mar. 11 Ayers, 136-142 (Latin loan words and phrases). Read Editor's Preface to World
Dictionary and Ayers, 196-197. A few of these phrases will be discussed
in every class through March 18. They will be part of second unit exam.
Mar. 13 Ayers 106-116 (euphemisms, circumlocutions, jargon, folk etymology); Lederer, 9 (abstemious
words, mirror words, pangram, pyramid word, isogram);
Brand Names vs. Generic Names / Technospeak / Some Nursery Rhymes
in Disguise / How
College Professors Speak
Mar. 15 Ayers, 116-124 (clips and blends) ; Lederer, 10 (acrostic, lipogram) Clipped
Words / Blends /
Lewis Carroll's
"Jabberwocky"
Mar. 18 Ayers, 124-128 (doublets); Lederer, 11 (logology, looper)
Mar. 20 Ayers, 128-136 (latinisms, metathesis)
Mar. 22 How to do an electronic word search. Note: Electronic Word Search
is due on April 8th.
Mar. 25 1st UNIT EXAM See Sample
Latin Unit Exam.
Part III Word Elements from Greek
Note: Some italicized words and phrases on pp. 160-178 and 250-256 will be covered in
class daily.
Mar. 27 Ayers, 158-160; 180-181; 255-256 (Introduction to Greek; Greek loan
words)
Ayers, 160-163; 178-187 (bases, combining bases, prefixes)
Apr. 3 Quiz on Greek alphabet and loan words
Apr. 5 No class.
Apr. 8 Ayers, 160-164; 179-183 (homonyms, eye rhymes); loan words 196-198 French
and Spanish
loan words Electronic Word Search
due
Apr. 10 Ayers, 165-169; 183-196 (reduplication,
onomatopoeia, word analysis) German
loan words
Apr. 12 No. class. Take-home assignment on World Dictionary.
Apr. 15 No class.
Apr. 17 Ayers, 170-178; 198-204 (word analysis, tautology); Italian
loan words Progress Report
on Etymology Project (optional) Due
Apr. 19 Ayers, 250-251; 204-211 (eponymy) Eponymy
/ Eponymy
ID / Brand
Names vs. Generic Names
Apr. 22 Ayers, 252-253; 211-220; Surnames
/ English
Personal Names from Greek / English
Personal Names from Latin / English
Loan Words in Other Languages
Apr. 24 Ayers, 220-231 (-ologies and phobias); An
Anthology of -ologies / Phobias
Apr. 26 Ayers 231-240 (Sports
Terms)
Apr. 29 Ayers, 240-256; Etymology Project Due.
May 1 2nd
DIAGNOSTIC EXAM
May 3 2nd UNIT EXAM
See Sample Greek Exam
and Greek Monster Match List
May 9 Class Meeting 1 P.M.. Group
Presentations and Course Evaluations.
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.
Return to Monmouth College Department of Classics
Homepage
CLAS224 Word Elements
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS
Spring Semester, 2002
Note: One advantage of a web-based
schedule is that it can be adjusted frequently according to class progress.
Students are advised to consult this page regularly for changes.
Part I: An Introduction to Words
Jan. 14 Words on words; Lederer, vii-xiii
Jan. 16 1st DIAGNOSTIC EXAM
Jan. 18 Ayers, 16-25 (Dictionary Usage)
Jan. 23 Etymology; Etymology
on AboutHomework.com; Latin
Guide Janet Burns on etymology / Oxford
English Dictionary; Web
of On-Line Dictionaries; Dictionaries
at LibrarySpot.com; Using Electronic
Dictionaries; Dictionary Entry Analysis
Assignment due
Jan. 30th)
Jan. 25 History of English ("Power of English " video plus worksheet) Important
Terms in Ayers
Jan. 28 Ayers, 1-14 (History of English) Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales /
Words of the 20th Century
Jan. 30 Presentation on Dictionaries for Dictionary
Surveys (due Feb. 8th) IN HEWES LIBRARY. See A
Sampling of Dictionaries
Dictionary Entry Analysis Due
Part II: Word Elements from Latin
Feb. 1 Ayers, 26-34 (definitions, bases) Word Elements and Their
Uses
Feb. 4 Ayers, 35-40 (prefixes, assimilation) Lederer, 1 (grammagram, homophone,
heteronym, capitonym) Latin
Prepositions / Latin
Prefix Chart / Assimilation
of Prefixes / Important
Terms in Lederer's Word Circus
Feb. 6 Ayers, 40-46 (abbreviations, acronyms) Lederer, 2 (anagram, aptagram, antigram)
Abbreviations
/ Acronymns
/ Acronymns on
Libraryspot.com / Internet
Emoticons, Smileys and Abbreviations
Feb. 8 Ayers, 46-51 (back formations, aphresesis, aphesis); Lederer, 6 (beheadments,
curtailments)
Feb. 11 Ayers, 52-56 (combining bases, Roman numerals) Dictionary
Surveys due.
Feb. 13 Ayers, 57-65 (hybrids, suffixes); Lederer, 3 (palindrome, semordnilap)
Feb. 15 Ayers, 65-70 (word analysis); Lederer, 4 Three
Morphologically Identical Bases: PAR-
Feb. 18 Ayers, 70-82 (dissimilation, semantic change); Lederer, 5 (charade
words) Animalia
Romana
Feb. 20 Ayers, 82-89 (specialization/generation, functional change); Lederer, 7
(kangaroo words) Specialization
and Generalization
Feb. 22 No Class. Work on Prospectus
for Etymology Project
Feb. 25 Ayers, 90-98 (degeneration/elevation, abstract/concrete); Lederer, 8
(acrobat words, spoonerisms)
Degeneration of Meaning / Degeneration
and Ethnic Stereotypes.
Prospectus Due.
Feb. 27 Ayers, 98-100 (weakening, hyperbole)
Mar. 1 Ayers, 100-106 (changing concepts, diminutives, independent
twins); Independent
Twins:
Definition / Independent
Twins: List
Mid-Course Evaluation Due
Mar. 11 Ayers, 136-142 (Latin loan words and phrases). Read Editor's Preface to World
Dictionary and Ayers, 196-197. A few of these phrases will be discussed
in every class through March 18. They will be part of second unit exam.
Mar. 13 Ayers 106-116 (euphemisms, circumlocutions, jargon, folk etymology); Lederer, 9 (abstemious
words, mirror words, pangram, pyramid word, isogram);
Brand Names vs. Generic Names / Technospeak / Some Nursery Rhymes
in Disguise / How
College Professors Speak
Mar. 15 Ayers, 116-124 (clips and blends) ; Lederer, 10 (acrostic, lipogram) Clipped
Words / Blends /
Lewis Carroll's
"Jabberwocky"
Mar. 18 Ayers, 124-128 (doublets); Lederer, 11 (logology, looper)
Mar. 20 Ayers, 128-136 (latinisms, metathesis)
Mar. 22 How to do an electronic word search. Note: Electronic Word Search
is due on April 8th.
Mar. 25 1st UNIT EXAM See Sample
Latin Unit Exam.
Part III Word Elements from Greek
Note: Some italicized words and phrases on pp. 160-178 and 250-256 will be covered in
class daily.
Mar. 27 Ayers, 158-160; 180-181; 255-256 (Introduction to Greek; Greek loan
words)
Ayers, 160-163; 178-187 (bases, combining bases, prefixes)
Apr. 3 Quiz on Greek alphabet and loan words
Apr. 5 No class.
Apr. 8 Ayers, 160-164; 179-183 (homonyms, eye rhymes); loan words 196-198 French
and Spanish
loan words Electronic Word Search
due
Apr. 10 Ayers, 165-169; 183-196 (reduplication,
onomatopoeia, word analysis) German
loan words
Apr. 12 No. class. Take-home assignment on World Dictionary.
Apr. 15 No class.
Apr. 17 Ayers, 170-178; 198-204 (word analysis, tautology); Italian
loan words Progress Report
on Etymology Project (optional) Due
Apr. 19 Ayers, 250-251; 204-211 (eponymy) Eponymy
/ Eponymy
ID / Brand
Names vs. Generic Names
Apr. 22 Ayers, 252-253; 211-220; Surnames
/ English
Personal Names from Greek / English
Personal Names from Latin / English
Loan Words in Other Languages
Apr. 24 Ayers, 220-231 (-ologies and phobias); An
Anthology of -ologies / Phobias
Apr. 26 Ayers 231-240 (Sports
Terms)
Apr. 29 Ayers, 240-256; Etymology Project Due.
May 1 2nd
DIAGNOSTIC EXAM
May 3 2nd UNIT EXAM
See Sample Greek Exam
and Greek Monster Match List
May 9 Class Meeting 1 P.M.. Group
Presentations and Course Evaluations.
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.
Return to Monmouth College Department of Classics
Homepage
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