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What is the difference between colloquial and slang words?
Colloquial words are known to all speakers of the language, whereas slang can be used only by a particular group of people.
When did Thomas Sheridan publish his "General Dictionary of the English Language"?
1780
What led to "dictionary wars" between N. Webster and J. Worcester?
N. Webster thought J. Worcester had used Webster's explanations for his dictionary.
Find a basic equivalent to the words "fall out" and "perspiration".
"Quarrel" and "sweat".
Give an example of professional term which has another meaning in basic vocabulary.
Free answer: e.g. "theatre" for "room for operations" in medicine
Which sub-group of native vocabulary do the words "find" and "drink" belong to?
Germanic element
Make a question to the following information: "Dictionary of Neologisms"
E.g. Could you give an example of a specialized dictionary?
What was special about Nathan Bailey's dictionary?
It explained the origin of words and was intended for philologists.
"A Dictionary of Euphemisms" is a ... dictionary (sub-type).
specialized
What are three main subtypes of colloquial vocabulary?
literary, familiar, low
Give two examples of Scandinavian borrowings.
Free answer: e.g. sky, they
When did English Proper element of the language start developing and why?
after V century AD: after invasion of Germanic tribes
Give an example of 3 words with the same meaning, but used in different registers of language
free answer: e.g. informal - get, basic - understand, formal - comprehend
There are three types of assimilation of borrowed words:
phonetic, grammatical, and semantic
The biggest number of French words was borrowed in ... period.
Middle English
Words are divided into derivatives, compounds, contracted words, converted words, etc. according to their ...
morphological structure
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