week2

the world of English (英文史)
整理 :

1. Celtic languages :
   the original spoken language (英國某些偏僻地方還會使用)
2. Roman Britain :
   Latin language became offical language but Celtic still used by people.
3. Old English :
   5th cen. Anglo-Frisian languages, spoken by Germanic tribes. when Anglo-Saxons became dominant in England.
4. Middle English : 
   after the Norman conquest (1066), adopting much French vocabulary(精細文化字彙), remained Germanic(日常間單用字).
5. Early Modern English :
   15th cen. with printing press to London and the King James Bible as well as the Great Vowel Shift.
6. Modern English :
   17th through the British Empire, English spared worldwide. Nowadays USA become the leading of this language. 

The History of English in Ten Minutes

P.S. 書名 印刷體:斜體字, 手寫:加底線

Root Word Dictionary : A dictionary of Greek and Latin roots
http://www.macroevolution.net/root-word-dictionary.html 

vocabulary : 

1. pre- : before (in time, place, order, degree, or importance).
   [ex:]
   predict : say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
   previous : existing or occurring before in time or order.
2. mor- : death
   [ex]
   immortal : living forever; never dying or decaying.
   morgage : convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan. 
3. ann- : year
   [ex:]
   anniversary : the date on which an event took place in a previous year.
   annuity : a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
4. ac- : take
   [ex:]
   action : the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim. 
   
5. de- : away from
   [ex:]
   depart : leave, typically in order to start a journey.