What is the difference between the words in the following pairs? Analyze the examples and prove that etymological and stylistic characteristics of words are closely interrelated

Motherly — maternal

fatherly — paternal

childish — infantile

daughterly — filial

womanly — feminine

brotherly — fraternal

to begin — to commence

to wish — to desire

to love — to adore

to build — to construct,

to go on — to proceed

to take part — to participate

5. Study the map of Great Britain and write out the names of the cities and towns ending in:

a) caster (chester) < Lat. 'military camp';

b) wick, thorpe < Sc. 'place'.

6. Describe the etymology of the following words. Comment upon their stylistic characteristics.

To rise — to amount — to ascend;

to ask — to question — to interrogate;

fire — flame — conflagration;

fear — terror, trepidation;

holy — sacred — consecrated;

time — age — era;

goodness — virtue — probity.

Think of 10-15 examples of Russian borrowings in English and English borrowings in Russian.

State the origin of the following etymological doublets. Compare their meanings and explain why they are called etymological doublets.

1. captain — chieftain

canal — channel

cart — chart

2. shirt — skirt

shriek — screech

shrew — screw

3. gaol — jail

corpse — corps

travel — travail

4. shadow — shade

off — of

dike — ditch

9. S tate the origin of the following translation-loans. Give your examples.

Five-year plan;

wonder child;

masterpiece;

first dancer;

collective farm;

fellow-traveler.

10. Classify the following international words according to the sphere of human activity they represent. What is the source of borrowing?

Television

progress

football

drama

philosophy

rugby

sputnik

tragedy

coca-cola

biology

medicine

atom

ballet

cricket

hockey

chocolate

communism

democracy

ENGLISH LEXICAL UNITS. THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. TYPES OF NAMING

Topics for discussion:

The morpheme as the smallest meaningful language unit. Classifications of morphemes.

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