Classical Studies 2800A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Infinitive, Noun, Lawn Mower

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2800A/B
• Professor: davidlamari

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Introduction (cid:498)the remote control is missing(cid:499: mote = verb, re= prefix, etymological meaning: to move back define by its parts and not the context. Know all these parts: infinitive, past simple, past perfect. In latin, every word has 2 forms and need to know both: cedere/cessus = both mean go. English: verb infinitive + ing: a talking dog, a riding lawnmower, curr-, curs- (currere, cursum): current (current=running, dormant, silent, patient, current, student, president. A lot of the time, words with these suffices end up at nouns (patient) Added to the first verb entry: stud l. to study, ent l. ing, em: studying. Drop the (cid:494)t(cid:495) and add the suffix (cid:498)act of, quality of, state of(cid:499: en < l. ing, ce < l. act of, en < l. (cid:498)ing(cid:499, ce < l. act of. Analysis of subsidence: em: act of being silent, sil- < l. to be silent, em: act of siding. Turns present participle into an abstract noun.