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Origins of Western Theatre
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Building English Vocabulary (HIST/CLAS 1120)
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Building English Vocabulary: Latin and Greek Elements in English
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Parts of Speech
Presentation 1: Nouns and Adjectives
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Presentation 2: Verbs
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Latin
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Module 3
Module 4
Module 1: Introduction to the Course; Lessons 1-6: Latin Bases and Prefixes; Linguistic Terminology
Introduction: Indo-European Linguistics and the History of the English Language
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Lessons 1-2: Dictionaries, Definitions and Latin Bases
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Lessons 3-4: Latin Prefixes, Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Lessons 5-6: Back Formation and Apheresis (Aphesis)
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Module 2: Lessons 7-13: Latin Bases and Adjective-forming Suffixes; Semantic Change; Metaphors
Lesson 7: Hybrids
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Lessons 8-9: Word Analysis
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Lessons 10-11: Dissimilation, Sound Changes, Semantic Change
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Lessons 12-13: Specialization/Generalization, Functional Change
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Special Lecture: Metaphors
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Module 3: Lessons 14-20: Latin Bases and Noun-forming Suffixes; Semantic Change (cont.); American English
Lesson 14: Degeneration and Elevation
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Lessons 15-16: Abstract/Concrete Change, Weakening, Hyperbole
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Lessons 17-18: Changing Concepts, Euphemism, Circumlocution
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Lessons 19-20: Folk Etymology, Clips
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Special Lecture: American English
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Module 4: Lessons 21-25; Review for the Midterm
Lesson 21: Blends
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Lessons 22-23: Doublets and Latinisms in Shakespeare
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Lessons 24-25: Latin Words and Phrases in English
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Greek
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Module 5: Lessons 1-6: Greek History and Myth; Greek Bases and Prefixes
Lessons 1-2: Greek History and Myth
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Lessons 3-4: Greek Bases and Prefixes
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Lessons 5-6: Homonyms, Reduplication and Onomatopoeia
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Special Lecture: Grimm's Law
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Module 6: Lessons 7-13: Greek Bases and Suffixes; Words from Idiomatic Sources
Lesson 7: Loan Words, Greek Suffixes
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Lessons 8-9: Word Analysis, Words from Place Names
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Lessons 10-11: Words from Expressions, Christian Sources
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Lessons 12-13: Words from non-Christian Sources, Sea-Terms
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Module 7: Lessons 14-25: Words from Idiomatic Sources; Medical and Scientific Terminology; Review for the Final
Lesson 14: Words from Sports and Games
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Lessons 15-16: Military Terms, Words from the Arts
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Lessons 17-19: Words from the Law, Literary Terms, Terms from Various Occupations
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Lessons 20-21: Medical and Scientific Terminology
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Lessons 22-23: Medical and Scientific Terminology
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Lessons 24-25: Medical and Scientific Terminology
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Special Lecture: Wordplay
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Special Lecture: Neologism
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