CLA 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cathedra, Moonstruck, Pro Tempore
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Unit 2 - classes of words in english. Describe how people actually use the language. Don"t judge language as correct or incorrect. Prescribe (give advice on) how to use words. To answer the needs of people learning english as a 2nd language. Cover the english of all english speakers in the world. Shorter, less complicated versions of dictionaries for ease of use and transport. The big six major dictionaries (dates & significance) Samuel johnson"s dictionary of the english language (1755) Noah webster"s american dictionary of the english language (1828) Random house dictionary of the english language (1966) Provides usage advice as part of all contested entries. - most latin (and greek) words change their form to show their use in a sentence (inflections): English, conversely, mostly uses word order to achieve this: - bob loves mary / mary loves bob. English prefers subject / verb / object, aka svo word order.
