Unit 5
Orders of architecture
Pre-text exercises
1. Guess the meanings of the following international words.
Architecture, structural, equivalent, form, expression, pro portion, result, section, order, specific, type, entablature, facade, basic, decorative, classical, base, column, massive, variant, theme, functionally, favourite, colony, history, volute, vertical, stereotype, ambitious, version, cornice, combine.
2. Use the suffixes to form a) adjectives b) verbs.
a)-ic: artist, base, class, cube;
-less: base, emotion, end, home, use; -ern: east, west, north, south;
b)-ify: beauty, class, simple, intense, sign.
-ate: celebration, decoration, excavation, investigation, origin.
3. Match the pairs of synonyms.
Pillar, form, effect, pattern, type, shape, result, post, kind, model.
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4. Translate into Russian paying attention to the words in italics.
1. You may give the information in electronic form. 2. These decorative elements form the composition of the building facade. 3. London is the capital of Great Britain. 4. Capital expenditure is money that a company spends on equipment and buildings. 5. Let’s change these gloomy curtains. 6. A conference on climate change will be held soon in Stockholm.
Read the text and tell about the different types of columns in ancient architecture.
The first step in architecture was the replacement of wooden pillars with stone ones, and the translation of the carpentry and brick structural forms into stone equivalents. This provided an opportunity for the expression of proportion and pattern and resulted in the invention of the stone ‘orders’ of architecture. These orders, or arrangements of specific types of columns supporting an upper section called an entablature, defined the pattern of the columnar facades and upperworks that formed the basic decorative shell of buildings.
In classical architecture, there are three orders: the Doric, Io nic, and Corinthian, invented by the Greeks. The Tuscan and the Composite orders were added by the Romans.
The oldest order, the Doric, is subdivided into Greek Doric and Roman Doric. The first is the simplest and has baseless columns as those of the Parthenon; Roman Doric has a base and is less massive.
The parts of Greek Doric — the simple, baseless columns, the spreading capitals, and triglyph-metope (alternating vertically ridged and plain blocks) frieze above the columns — constitute an aesthetic development in stone incorporating variants on themes used functionally in earlier wood and brick construction. Doric long remained the favourite order of the mainland and western colonies, and it changed little throughout history.
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The Ionic order evolved later, in eastern Greece. About 600 ВС, in Asia Minor, the first intimation of the style appeared in stone columns with capitals elaborately carved in floral hoop. Its main feature is spiral scroll, or volute. The order was always fussier and more ornate, less stereotyped than the Doric. Ionic temples’ of the 6th century exceed in size and decoration the most ambitious of their Classical successors. Such were the temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the successive temples of Hera on the island of Samos.
The Corinthian order originated in the 5th century ВС in Athens. It had an Ionic capital elaborated with acanthus leaves. In its general proportions it is very like the Ionic. For the first time the Corinthian order was used for temple exteriors. Because of its advantage of facing equally in four directions it was more adaptable than the Ionic for corners. There are not many Greek examples of the Corinthian order but the Romans widely used it for its showiness. The monument of Lysicrates in Athens, 535/334 ВС is the earliest known example of the Corinthian order used on the exterior.
The simplified version of Roman Doric is the Tuscan order. It has a less decorated frieze and no mutules in the cornice.
The Composite order is also a late Roman invention. It combines the elements from all the Greek orders.
Active vocabulary
wooden — деревянный pillar — столб, колонна, опора stone — камень
carpentry — плотничьи изделия brick — кирпич
pattern — модель, образец entablature — антаблемент shell — (зд.) оболочка, каркас alternating — чередующийся
ridged — имеющий борозды, кромки plain — (зд.) без узора
elaborately — тщательно (разрабатывать)
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to carve — резать, вырезать (по дереву или кости); высекать (из камня)
hoop — обруч
fussy — вычурный, аляповатый acanthus leaves — листья аканта corner — угол
Tests
I. Complete the following sentences.
1. The Ionic was always fussier than … . |
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a) the Doric |
b) the Corinthian |
c) the Tuscan |
2. The Corinthian order had an Ionic capital elaborated with… .
a)lotus flowers
b)acanthus leaves
c)geometric ornament
3. For the first time the Corinthian order was used for … .
a)theatres
b)residential structures
c)temples
4. In its general proportions the Corinthian is very like … . a) the Doric b) the Ionic c) the Tuscan
5. Of all the three Greek orders the Corinthian is … .
a)the most elegant and the richest
b)the simplest
c)the oldest
6. The Doric order was used in … .
a)the Erechtheum
b)the Parthenon
c)the templele of Artemis
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II. Choose the correct term.
1. The upper section of a classical order is a/an …
a) volute |
b) entablature |
c) base |
2. Spiral ornaments are called … |
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a) capitals |
b) mutules |
c) volutes |
3. The triglyph-metopes are …
a) alternating ridged and plain blocks of stone b) porticos
c) floral hoops
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The part of the column is … |
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a) frieze |
b) capital |
c) cornice |
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5. |
A particular style of column with its entablature having stan- |
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dardized dctails is … |
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a) facade |
b) colonnade |
c) order |
III. Choose the correct preposition.
1.The Doric, Ionic, and the Corinthian orders were invented … the Greeks.
a) for |
b) with |
c) by |
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2. |
Wooden pillars were replaced … stone ones. |
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a) by |
b) on |
c) with |
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3. |
The Doric changed little … its history. |
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a) in |
b) throughout |
c) by |
4. The first intimation of the Ionic order appeared in stone columns willi capitals elaborately carved … floral hoops.
a) from |
b) in |
c) to |
5. Its capitals are decorated … acanthus leaves. |
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a) with |
b) by |
c) for |
6. The Ionic temples of the 6th century exceed … size and deco-
ration their classical successors. |
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a) after |
b) about |
c) in |
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7. The Tuscan order has no mutules … the cornice. |
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a) above |
b) in |
c) on |
Exercises
I. Find the false sentences using the information from the text. Correct them.
1. The first step in architecture was simply the replacement of woodc pillars with stone ones.
2. Greek Doric has a base.
3. The Doric changed a lot throughout its history. 4. The Ionic order evolved in eastern Greece.
5. The volutes of an Ionic capital spread horizontally and curl upwaul
6. The Corinthian order originated in the 5th century ВС.
7. For the first time the Corinthian order was used for temple interior,
II. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends using the information from the text.
1. This expression eventually |
a) |
elaborated with acanthus |
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took the form … |
leaves |
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2. The oldest order, the Doric |
b) |
on the Greek mainland and |
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… |
in western Colonies |
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3. The Doric order was po |
c) |
of the invention of the or- |
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pular … |
ders of architecture |
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4. The volutes of an Ionic cap- |
d) |
by the Romans |
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ital. |
e) |
combines the elements оf all |
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5. The Corinthian order had a |
the Greek orders |
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capital… |
f) |
spread horizontally fronii |
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6. The Tuscan order was added |
the centre and cuil down- |
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… |
ward |
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7. Another late Roman inven |
g) |
is subdivided into Greek I |
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tion, the Composite order… |
Doric and Roman Doric |
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III.You misheard the information. Make it more exact putting the questions.
Example: These styles arc called orders. — How are these styles called?
1. They are called orders.
2. The orders defined the pattern of the columnar facades and upperworks.
3. Greek Doric has the simple columns without a base, the spreading capitals and the triglyph-metope frieze above the columns.
4. The Ionic order was more ornate than the Doric.
5. The Romans preferred the Corinthian order for its showiness. Corinthian order has the advantage of facing equally in four directions.
7. The Tuscan and Composite orders were developed by the Romans.
IV. Prove the following, using the information from the text.
1. The Romans were not the first to invent the architectural orders.
2. Archaic forms of the Doric temples dominated the townscape through the Classical and later periods.
3. The Ionic order was used only for the smaller temples.
4. An alternative for the Ionic order that could be viewed from any directions was provided by the sculptor-architect Callimachus.
5. The Greeks didn’t often use the Corinthian order. 6. The Tuscan order wasn’t developed by the Greeks. 7. The Composite order is a version of the Corinthian.
V. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the order in classical architecture? 2. What orders of architecture do you know? 3. What does the order consist of?
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4. Which orders were invented by the Greeks?
5. What is the difference between Greek Doric and Roman Doric?
6. What can be said about the evolution of the Ionic order? 7. Why did the Romans often use the Corinthian order?
VI. Read the text and tell about the use of the Doric and Ionic orders in the architecture of the Acropolis.
The Acropolis architecture exhibits considerable subtlety of design in the use of the Doric and Ionic orders. The ensemble of the major buildings — the Parthenon, a temple to Athena; the Erechtheum, a temple to Athena and Poseidon — shows the orders used in deliberate contrast: the Erechtheum provides a decorative Ionic counterpart to the severe Doric of the Parthenon, which itself has an Ionic frieze; and in the Propylaea columns of both orders complement each other.
VII. Ask your friend to describe one of the orders of architecture.
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Unit 6
Roman architecture
Pre-text exercises
1. Guess the meanings of the following international words.
Architecture, empire, fragment, theoretical, restoration, information, antiquity, composition, organization, line, mass, villa, group, central, hall, atrium, peristyle, element, forum, design, exterior, park, terrace, circular, theatre, amphitheatre, rotunda, niche, interior, bronze, acre, travertine.
2.These are the false friends of the interpreter. Translate them and memorize their meanings.
Record, block, residence, scale, dome.
3.Translate the following words and analyze their word-formation model.
Derive — derivative — derivation; empire — emperor — empress, serve — preserve — preservation; store — restore — restoration, excavate — excation — excavator; even — uneven — unevenness; engine — engineer — engineering; alter — alternate — alternation.
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4. Make up sentences using the table. |
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The culture of ancient |
is decorated |
a rational urban system |
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Romans |
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The Forum |
were invented |
by the Etruscans and |
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Greeks |
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The entrance of the |
was greatly |
by the Romans |
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building |
influenced |
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Triumphal arches |
had |
the heart of the city |
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Ancient Roman cities |
was |
with spirals of acanthus |
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leaves |
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Read the text and tell about the architectural achievements of ancient Rome.
Modern knowledge of Roman architecture derives primarily from the remains scattered throughout the area of the empire. Some are well preserved and other are known only in fragments and by theoretical restoration. Another source of information is a vast store of records. Especially important is ‘De Architectura’ by Vitruvius, (c.27 ВС), the only surviving treatise of antiquity.
Pervasive Roman predilection was for spatial composition — the organization of lines, surfaces, masses, and volumes in space.
In Roman architecture there were three types of houses: the domus, the insula and the villa.
The domus, or town house, consisted of suites of rooms grouped around a central hall, or atrium.
It often had further suites at the rear, grouped around a colonnaded court, or peristyle. The atrium, a rectangular room with an opening in the roof to the sky, and its adjoining rooms were peculiarly Roman elements; the peristyle was Greek or Middle Eastern. There were few windows on the street, light being obtained from the atrium or peristyle.
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In Rome the chief examples of domus are the House of Vestals in the Forum in Rome and that of Livia on the Palatine Hill.
Great blocks of flats or tenements were called insulae. Excavations at Ostia, Italy, have revealed the design of these blocks. Planned on three or four floors with strict regard to economy of space, they depended on light from the exterior as well as from a central court.
The villa was an estate, complete with house, grounds, and subsidiary buildings.
Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli, began about AD 123, was a sumptuous residence with parks and gardens on a large scale. The unevenness of the site necessitated large terraces and flights of steps. There are remains of great brick and concrete structures. All the buildings are Roman in style and method of construction, though with Greek names.
The Romans were great builders and engineers famous for their factories, roads, aqueducts, viaducts, bridges, grand thermae and amphitheatres, theatres, and temples.
The greatest surviving circular temple of antiquity is the Pan theon in Rome. It consists of rotunda about 142 feet in diameter surrounded by concrete walls 20 feet thick, in which are alternate circular and rectangular niches. The rotunda and dome are among the finest examples of Roman concrete work. The interior was lined with precious marbles, the coffers (decorative recessed panels) of the dome itself once were covered externally with bronze plates.
The largest and most important amphitheatre of Rome was the Colosseum. Covering six acres (2.4 hectares), it had seating for about 50,000 spectators, and its 80 entrances were so arranged that the building could be cleared quickly. The whole is built of concrete, the exterior is faced with travertine. Other important amphitheatres are those at Verona, Italy; Pula, Croatia; Arles, France.
Imperial thermae were more than baths. They were immense establishments of great magnificence, with facilities for every gym nastic exercise, and halls in which philosophers, poets, rhetoricians, and those who wished to hear them gathered.
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The best preserved are the Baths of Caracalla, which covered an area about 1,000 feet square, and those of Diocletian (c. AD 217), with accommodation for 3,200 bathers.
Active vocabulary
spatial — пространственный surface — поверхность suite — анфилада комнат
rear — расположенный сзади, задний rectangular — прямоугольный room — комната
window — окно
tenement — многоквартирный дом, сдаваемый в аренду excavations — раскопки
opening — отверстие estate — поместье ground — земля, грунт
flights of steps — лестничный марш concrete — бетон
road — дорога aqueduct — акведук viaduct — виадук bridge — мост circular — круглый wall — стена dome — купол coffer — кессон
recessed — имеющий нишу, углубление plate — лист, пластина
precious — драгоценный marble — мрамор facility — приспособление
accommodation — размещение
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Tests
I.Choose the correct sentence.
1. Pervasive Roman predilection was for spatial composition.
a)Spatial composition was seldom used by the Romans.
b)The Romans preferred spatial composition.
c)Roman architecture is characterized by the use of sym metrical composition.
2. The Latin word ‘villa’ means a suburban house.
a)Villa is a country house.
b)It is a sumptuous residence.
c)The building is Roman in style.
3. The Pantheon is the greatest structure of antiquity.
a)The Pantheon is built of concrete.
b)The Pantheon is a circular temple.
c)The Pantheon is the masterpiece of antiquity.
II.Complete the sentences.
1. The domus consisted of … .
a)three or four floors
b)suits of rooms grouped around a central hall
c)two or three rooms with few windows
2. Insulae were planned … .
a)to impress by their grandeur
b)around a colonnaded court
c)with strict regard to economy of space
3. Handrian’s Villa at Tivoli was … .
a)a sumptuous residence with parks and gardens
b)a tenement house
c)a small country house
4. The rotunda and dome of the Pantheon are among the finest examples of … .
a) the architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world
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b)Roman concrete work
c)contemporary architecture
5. The Colosseum was the most important … .
a)temple of antiquity
b)theatre of ancient Greece
c)amphitheatre of ancient Rome
III. Choose the correct sentence.
1. The elements of earlier styles were used by the Romans.
a)The Romans borrowed much from other civilizations.
b)The Romans preferred spatial composition.
c)Roman architecture had little in common with earlier styles.
2. Roman architecture was designed to reflect the power of the City.
a)There were three types of houses in ancient Rome.
b)The circus was also used for spectacles.
c)The Roman architects reproduced the might of the Empire in their works.
3. The bridges and aqueducts of the Romans rank among their greatest monuments.
a)The law of perspective was discovered in Rome.
b)Roman technical works still strike imagination as the most perfect structures.
c)The best preserved bridge is that built by Augustus and Tiberius at Rimini.
4. Imperial thermae had facilities for every gymnastic exercise.
a)Grand baths featured luxurious interiors.
b)The Baths of Dicletian had accommodation for 3,200 bathers.
c)Grand baths were equipped with athletic facilities.
5. The Forum was the political, economical and religious centre of ancient Rome.
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a)The temples and public buildings were grouped around the Forum.
b)Outside the city gates was the necropolis.
c)Tiberius built a palace on the northwest side of the Palatine Hill.
IV. Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. ‘De Architecture’ … almost every aspect of architecture,
a) discovered |
b) proved |
c) covered |
d) knew |
2. The Romans… freely the elements of earlier styles.
a) invented |
b) built |
c) differed |
d) used |
3. The domus … of suites of rooms grouped around atrium and
of peristyle. |
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a) designed |
b) consisted |
c) made |
d) added |
4. Insulae … on light from the exterior and a central court.
a) influenced |
b) gave |
c) depended |
d) determined |
5. The exteriors of villa … colonnades and porticos.
a) had |
b) connected |
c) planned |
d) decorated |
V. Choose the correct form of the adjective.
1. The Pantheon is … surviving circular temple of antiquity.
a) greater |
b) greatest |
c) the greatest |
d) the greater |
2. Among… remaining examples of circular temples are those of Vesta and Mater Matuta in Rome, Vesta at Tivoli, and Ve-
nus at Baalbeck. |
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a) important |
b) the most important |
c) more important |
d) most important |
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3. In front is a porch with an inscription commemorating … building of Marcus Agrippa but built with the existing rotunda under the emperor Hadrian.
a) the earliest |
b) earlier |
c) an earlier |
d) earliest |
4. The rotunda and dome are among … examples of Roman
concrete work. |
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a) fine |
b) finer |
c) finest |
d) the finest |
5. The Colosseum was … and most important amphitheatre of
Rome. |
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a) larger |
b) the largest |
c) largest |
d) the larger |
VI. Match the terms and their definitions.
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town house |
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a) forum |
b) domus |
c) basilica |
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quadrangular court of the Roman house |
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a) villa |
b) order |
c) atrium |
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3. |
blocks of flats |
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a) insulae |
b) rotunda |
c) porticos |
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suburban or country house |
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a) interior |
b) villa |
c) thermae |
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colonnaded court |
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a) facade |
b) entablature |
c) peristyle |
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Exercises
I. Find in the text the false friends of the interpreter. Translate them and remember their meanings.
II. Translate into Russian.
in many respects; a porch with an inscription; precious marbles; faced with travertine; adjoining rooms; depended on light; direct access to the street; the Roman Empire; the crown of the dome; the finest examples; recessed panels; around a colonnaded court; excavations; separate entrance; with accommodations for bathers.
III.Guess in which meaning the following words are used in the text.
Concrete
a)based on facts and information; b) a hard substance used in building made by mixing cement, sand, small stones and water.
Flight
a) a journey through air or space in vehicle such as a plane; b) a movement through the air by a bird or object; c) a set of stairs going from one level to another.
Light
brightness from the sun or from light which allows you to see things; b) a piece of electrical equipment that produce brightness; c) not weighing much.
IV. These are the building types. Give examples of each type using the words from the word box. Make up your own sentences with them.
*Domestic architecture *Public Architecture* Religious Architecture * Industrial Architecture* Engineering Structures
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Domus, factory, viaduct, thermae, villa, amphitheatre, road,
temple, bridge, insula, hippodrome, theatre, basilica, aqueduct.
V. Match the beginnings of the sentences to their ends.
1. Some remains are well |
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or oculus at the crown of the |
preserved, and… |
dome |
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2. ‘De Architecture’ is … |
b) |
grouped around atrium |
3. The Pantheon is the |
c) |
separate entrances with direct |
greatest surviving … |
access to the street |
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4. Light is admitted through |
d) |
the main source of information |
a central opening … |
on ancient architecture |
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5. Its 80 entrances were so |
e) |
circular temple of antiquity |
arranged … |
f) |
others are known in fragments |
6. The domus consisted of |
and by theoretical restoration |
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suites of rooms… |
g) |
that the building could be |
7. Independent apartments |
cleared quickly establishments |
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had … |
of great magnificence; |
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VI. Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. The domus or town house, (consisted/was consisted) of suites of rooms grouped around a central hall, or atrium. 2. Further suites (added/were added) at the rear. 3. Great blocks of flats or tenements were called insulae. 4. Excavations at Ostia, Italy, (have revealed/have been revealed) the design of these blocks. 5. The unevenness of the site necessitated large terraces and flights of steps. 6. The interior of the Pantheon (lined/was lined) with precious marbles. 7. The Colosseum (built/is built) of concrete.8. The Baths of Caracalla (covered/were covered) an area about 1,000 feet square.
VII. Explain in English.
Roman predilection for spatial composition;a colonnaded court;
as covered externally with bronze plates;
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independent apartments;
the whole is built of concrete
VIII. Prove the following statements using the information from the text.
1. ‘De Architectura’ by Vitruvius is the source of information on Roman architecture.
2. There were three types of houses in ancient Rome. 3. The Pantheon is the greatest temple of antiquity.
4. The Сolosseum was the largest and the most impressive amphitheatre of Rome.
5. Imperial thermae were immense establishments of great magnificence.
IX. Translate into English.
освещать почти все вопросы по архитектуре;организация линий, поверхностей, масс и объемов
в пространстве;античная средиземноморская цивилизация;
группироваться вокруг перистиля;отверстие в крыше;примыкающие комнаты;раскопки в Остии;
неровная поверхность участка;лестничные пролеты;метод строительства.
X. Translate into English.
КОЛИЗЕЙ
Амфитеатр Флавиев, обычно называемый Колизеем, уже много лет является символом величия и могущества Рима, а также одним из наиболее знаменитых памятников древности во всем мире. Строительство Колизея было начато в 72 г. н. э., его автор неизвестен, но некоторые исследователи
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отождествляли его с архитектором Рабирием, построившим Дворец Домициана. Амфитеатр, являющийся самым большим памятником римской цивилизации, имеет эллиптичеекую форму 188 × 156 метров и высоту 57 метров; внешняя че тырехэтажная структура полностью выполнена из травертина; первые три яруса состоят из 80 стрельчатых арок, расположенных в канонической последовательности дорического, ионического и коринфского стилей, а четвертый, с небольшими проемами, декорирован пилястрами.
XI. Ask your partner which architectural monuments he would like to see if he were in Rome.
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EXERCISE 4. a) Translate, analyse the words with different suffixes, and divide the following words into three groups: nouns, adjectives, and adverbs:
environmental, pollution, substance, fertilizer, various, natural, serious, global, destruction, disastrous, badly, illness, avail- able, ugliness, naturally, beautiful, percentage, transportation, important, greatly, immediately, gradually, scientist, government, dangerous, radioactive, electromagnetic, radiation, electronic, computer, exactly, exposure, harmful, reproductive, international, agreement, regulation, safely, permanently.
Ответы
Распределим суффиксы по частям речи, которые они образовывают:
Существительные (nouns): -tion, -ance, -ness, -tage, -ist, -er, -or, -ment, -ure.
Наречия (adverbs): -ly.
Прилагательные (adjective): -al, -ous, -able, -ant, -tive, -etic, -tional, -ful.
Перейдем к выполнению упражнения:
Nouns: pollution, substance, fertilizer, destruction, illness, ugliness, percentage, transportation, scientist, government, radiation, computer, exposure, agreement, regulation
Adjective: environmental, various, natural, serious, global, disastrous, availible, beautiful, important, dangerous, radioactive, electromagnetic, electronic, harmful, reproductive, international.
Adverbs: badly, naturally, greatly, immediately, gradually, exactly, safely, permanently.
Интересные вопросы
способность,
inability
неспособность;
disability
нетрудоспособность
способный, умелый
unable
неспособный
disabled
искалеченный; инвалид
дать возможность
disable
делать неспособным, калечить
умело, искусно
абсурдность
абсурдный
приемлемость
приемлемый
unacceptable
неприемлемый
принимать, соглашаться
доступ
accessibility
доступность
доступный
доступно
случай, случайность
случайный
нечаянно, случайно
действие
actor
актер
actress
актриса
activity
активность
activities
деятельность
acting
представление
активный
acting
действующий, работающей
действовать
активно
достижение
достигать
привычка, приверженность, увлеченность
addict
увлеченный человек, имеющий стойкую привычку
способный вызывать привычку
увлекаться, предаваться
восхищение
восхитительный
восхищаться
восхитительно
совет
рекомендуемый
советовать
притворство, искусственность
affection
привязанность, любовь
притворный
affectionate
любящий
affective
эмоциональный
воздействовать, влиять; притворяться
соглашение, согласие
disagreement
разногласие, несогласие
соответствующий, приятный
соглашаться
disagree
не соглашаться
соответственно
агрессия
aggressor
агрессору зачинщик
агрессивный
нападать
агрессивно
цель
бесцельный
целиться, намереваться
бесцельно
то, что может быть позволено
unaffordable
то, что невозможно себе позволить
позволять себе
развлечение
приятно изумленный
amusing
забавный
развлекать, забавлять
изумленно
внешность; появление
disappearance
исчезновение
появляться
disappear
исчезать
назначение; деловая встреча
disappointment
разочарование, досада
назначенный
disappointed
огорченный
disappointing
разочаровывающий
назначать
disappoint
разочаровывать
одобрение
одобренный
approving
одобрительный
одобрять
одобрительно
соглашение; расположение
приведенный в порядок
приводить в порядок, организовывать
аргумент, довод
argumentation
аргументация
доказуемый (в споре)
argumentative
спорный, конфликтный
утверждать, спорить, ссориться
доказательно
присвоение; ассигнование
подходящий, соответствующий
inappropriate
несоответствущий, неуместный
присваивать, предназначать
соответственно, подходяще
прибытие
прибывать, приезжать
притяжение, привлекательность
привлеченный
attractive
привлекательный
привлекать
привлекательно
избежание, отмена
то, чего можно избежать
unavoidable
неизбежный
избегать
неизбежно
красота; красавица
красивый
украшать
красиво
роды
сносный, допустимый
unbearable
невыносимый
носить; терпеть
невыносимо
вера
вероятный, правдоподобный
unbelievable
невероятный
верить
выгода
выгодный
получать выгоду
зануда
boredom
скука
испытывающий скуку
boring
скучный, надоедливый
надоедать
скучно
дыхание, дуновение
breathing
дыхание
breather
короткая передышка
дышащий
breathless
бездыханный
дышать
затаив дыхание
дело
businessman
деловой мужчина
businesswoman
деловая женщина
занятой
businesslike
деловой, практичный
занимать делом
деловито, по-деловому
забота, уход
заботливый
careless
небрежный
заботиться, любить
заботливо
carelessly
небрежно
празднование
celebrity
знаменитость
знаменитый, прославленный
праздновать, прославлять
определенность
uncertainty
неопределенность, неуверенность
определенный
uncertain
неопределенный
определенно, уверенно
изменение; мелочь, сдача
изменчивый
changed
изменившийся
changeless
неизменный
unchanged
не изменившийся
менять; обменивать(ся)
неизменно
характер
характерный, типичный
характеризовать
выбор
разборчивый
выбирать
ребенок
children
дети
детский; ребяческий
очистка; устранение препятствий
четкий, ясный
очищать, расчищать
четко, ясно
облако
облачный
cloudless
безоблачный
собрание; коллекция
collector
сборщик
коллективный, совокупный
собирать; коллекционировать
колония
колониальный
колонизировать
цвет
цветной
colourless
бесцветный
multi-coloured
разноцветный
раскрашивать
комфорт; утешение
discomfort
беспокойство; неудобство
удобный, комфортабельный
uncomfortable
неудобный
утешать, успокаивать
удобно
uncomfortably
неудобно
община, общество
общественный, коллективный
сообщение
communicator
коммуникатор, переговорщик
использующийся в общении; коммуникативный
сообщать; общаться
сравнение
сравниваемый
comparative
сравнительный
сравнивать
сравнительно, относительно
соревнование; конкуренция
competitor
конкурент, соперник
соревновательный
соревноваться, конкурировать
в форме соревнования, конкуренции
завершение, окончание
законченный
complete
полный, завершенный
incomplete
неполный, назавершенный
заканчивать, завершать
полностью
поздравление
поздравлять
соединение, объединение
связанный, соединенный
соединять
disconnect
разъединять
внимание; рассмотрение, обсуждение
значительный
considerate
внимательный, деликатный, тактичный
inconsiderate
неосмотрительный; невнимательный к другим
считать, полагать; рассматривать
значительно
совесть
совестливый, добросовестный
conscientiousless
бессовестный
добросовестно
сознание
осознающий
unconscious
без сознания
сознательно, осознанно
консультация
consultant
консультант
консультирующий
консультировать
вместилище, контейнер
содержащий
содержать, вмещать
непрерывность
продолжающийся, длящийся
продолжать
непрерывно
управление, руководство
поддающийся управлению
uncontrollable
неподдающийся управлению
controlled
управляемый
uncontrolled
неуправляемый
управлять, регулировать
бесконтрольно
убеждение
убедительный
convinced
убежденный
убеждать
убедительно
повар
cooker
плита, духовка
переваренный
under-cooked
недоваренный
готовить еду
исправление
corrector
корректор
правильный
incorrect
неправильный
исправлять
правильно
прилавок
discount
скидка
accountant
бухгалтер
исчисляемый
uncountable
неисчисляемый
считать
немеряно, без счета
храбрость
храбрый
encouraged
воодушевленный
encouraging
подбадривающий
discouraged
обескураженный
приободрять, поддерживать
discourage
отговаривать, обескураживать
смело, храбро
создание
creativity
творчество
creator
творец, создатель
creature
творение; живое существо
творческий
создавать, творить
творчески
вера, доверие
вероятный, заслуживающий доверия
incredible
невероятный
вероятно
incredibly
невероятно
критик
criticism
критика
критический; переломный; рискованный
критиковать
критично, критически
культивация, обработка
культивированный, обработанный
обрабатывать
культура
культурный, воспитанный
cultural
культурный (как часть культуры)
культурно
лекарство; лечение
излечимый
incurable
неизлечимый
вылечивать, исцелять
неизлечимо
опасность
опасный
угрожать
опасно
день
ежедневный
ежедневно
обман, заблуждение
обманчивый
deceitful
обманчивый, лживый
обманывать
обманчиво, предательски
решение
определенный, явный
undecided
нерешительный, неясный
decisive
решительный, убежденный, убедительный
решать, принимать решение
решительно, определенно
определение
четкий, определенный
indefinite
неопределенный
определять, давать определение
определенно, ясно
indefinitely
нечетко, неопределенно
восторг, наслаждение
восхитительный
delighted
польщенный
восхищаться
с восторгом
доставка, поставка
доставленный
доставлять
зависимость
independence
независимость
зависимый
independent
независимый
зависеть
независимо
депрессия, подавленность
депрессивный, вызывающий депрессию
depressed
подавленный
подавлять
описание
описательный, наглядный
описывать
проект, дизайн
designer
дизайнер, проектировщик
проектировать
желание, стремление
желательный, желаемый
undesirable
нежелательный
желать, стремиться
желательно
разрушение
разрушенный
разрушать, уничтожать
решительность; определение
решительный
решать, определять
развитие
developer
разработчик
развитой
developing
развивающийся
undeveloped
неразвитый
развивать(ся)
умирающий
умирать
разница, различие
indifference
безразличие
другой, отличающийся
indifferent
безразличный
отличаться
по-другому
indifferently
с безразличием
тревога, беспокойство; нарушение тишины, порядка
обеспокоенный
disturbing
беспокоящий
беспокоить, мешать
сомнение
сомнительный
doubtless
несомненный
undoubted
бесспорный
сомневаться
с сомнением
doubtlessly
не сомневаясь
undoubtedly
без сомнения
легкость, свобода
disease
болезнь
легкий
uneasy
неловкий, тревожный
облегчать, ослаблять
легко
uneasily
неловко
хозяйство
экономический
economical
экономный
экономить
экономически; экономно
воспитатель, педагог
education
образование
образованный
uneducated
необразованный
educative
образовательный
воспитывать, давать образование
следствие, результат
effectiveness
эффективность
эффективный, действующий
производить, выполнять
эффективно, действенно
электричество
electrician
электрик
электрический
электрифицировать
империя
empiror
император
имперский
empiric / empirical
исходящий из опыта, эмпирический
служба, работа
unemployment
безработица
employer
наниматель, работодатель
employee
работающий по найму
нанятый, занятый
unemployed
безработный
нанимать
конец, окончание
бесконечный
unending
нескончаемый
конец, окончание
бесконечно
окружающая среда
природный
развлечение
развлекательный
развлекать
энтузиазм, восторг
enthusiast
энтузиаст, восторженный человек
восторженный
с восторгом
оборудование
снаряженный, оборудованный
снаряжать
сущность
главный, основной
главным образом
экзамен; медосмотр
проэкзаменованный; осмотренный врачом
экзаменовать; осматривать
возбуждение, волнение
возбуждающий
excitable
возбудимый
excited
возбужденный, взволнованный
возбуждать, волновать
взволнованно, возбужденно
ожидание, предчувствие
ожидаемый
unexpected
неожиданный
ожидать, предчувствовать
расход(ы), затраты
дорогой
inexpensive
недорогой
тратить, расходовать
дорого
опыт, опытность
inexperience
неопытность
experiment
эксперимент
опытный
inexperienced
неопытный
experimental
эспериментальный
испытывать
взрыв
explosive
взрывчатое вещество
взрывчатый
взрываться
выражение
выразительный
выражать
выразительно
пространство, степень
длительный,обширный
extensive
обширный
простираться, тянуться
обширно, протяженно
крайняя степень, крайность
крайний, чрезвычайный
крайне
очарование, обаяние
чарующий
fascinated
очарованный
очаровывать
справедливость; порядочность
порядочный, справедливый
unfair
несправедливый
справедливо, честно; довольно-таки
финансы
финансовый
финансировать
финансово
твердость
твердый
утверждать
твердо
физическая форма, физическое состояние
находящийся в хорошей форме; подходящий
unfit
неподходящий
подгонять, подстраивать
следующий
следовать
глупыш, дурак
глупый
обманывать
глупо
забываемый
unforgettable
незабываемый
forgetful
забывчивый
forgotten
забытый
забывать
прощение
прощающий
forgivable
простительный
unforgivable
непростительный
прощать
с прощением
судьба, счастье; богатство, состояние
счастливый
unfortunate
несчастный
к счастью
unfortunately
к сожалению
свобода
свободный; бесплатный
свободно
частота
частый
часто посещать
часто
друг
friendship
дружба
friendliness
дружелюбие
дружеский, дружелюбный
unfriendly
недружеский
дружелюбно
страх, испуг
страшный
frightened
испуганный
frightening
пугающий
пугать, устрашать
страшно; испуганно
щедрость
щедрый
щедро
джентльмен
мягкий, нежный
мягко, нежно
привидение, призрак
похожий на привидение
трава
травяной
привычка, обычай
habitant
обитатель
habitat
естественная среда
habitation
жилище, обиталище
привычный
приучать
обычно
рука; рабочий
handful
горсть
удобный (для использования)
handmade
изготовленный вручную
вручать
счастье
unhappiness
несчастье
счастливый
unhappy
несчастный
счастливо
unhappily
несчастливо
вред
вредный
harmless
безвредный
повредить, навредить
вредно
здоровье
здоровый
unhealthy
нездоровый
дом, жилище
бездомный
честь
почетный
почитать, чтить
почетно
надежда
hopefulness
оптимизм, надежда
надеющийся
hopeless
безнадежный
надеяться
с надеждой
человечество
человеческий
humane
гуманный
inhuman
бесчеловечный
humanitarian
гуманитарный
юмор
юмористический
с юмором
спешка
торопливый, спешащий
hurried
торопливый
торопиться
торопливо
лед
ледяной
важность
важный
unimportant
незначительный
важно
впечатление
впечатленный
impressive
впечатляющий
unimpressed
безучастный
производить впечатление
впечатляюще
улучшение
улучшенный
улучшать
толчок, побуждение
импульсивный
импульсивно
несчастный случай; конфликт, инцидент
случайный
случайно
рост, увеличение
растущий
увеличивать(ся)
с ростом
промышленность
промышленный
industrious
трудолюбивый. усердный
индустриализовать
в промышленном отношении
сообщение, информация
informant
осведомитель
formality
формальность
осведомленный
well-informed
знающий, хорошо информированный
misinformed
неверно информированный
formal
формальный, официальный
informal
неофициальный
информировать
misinform
неверно сообщать; дезинформировать
информационно
интенсивность
интенсивный
интенсифицировать
интенсивно
интерес
заинтересованный
interesting
интересный
интересовать
изобретатель
invention
изобретение
изобретательный
изобретать
изобретательно
приглашение
приглашенный
приглашать
вдохновение
вдохновленный
inspiring
вдохновляющий
вдохновлять
знание
acknowledgement
признание; расписка
признанный
признавать, подтверждать
законность, легальность
юридический, законный
illegal
незаконный, подпольный
легализовать
законно
illegally
незаконно
сходство, подобие
приятный
unlike
непохожий
like
аналогичный
относиться хорошо
dislike
относиться отрицательно
вероятно
unlikely
невероятно
unlike
в отличие
жизнь
living
жизнь
оживленный, веселый
live
актуальный, реальный
жить
оживленно
литература
буквальный
literary
литературный
literate
грамотный
illiterate
неграмотный
буквально
место, поселение
местный
размещать
в определенном месте
одиночество
одинокий; один
удача
удачливый
unlucky
неудачливый, неудачный
к счастью
роскошь
шикарный
большинство
главный, основной
управляющий, руководитель
управленческий
управлять; справляться
женитьба
женатый / замужняя
unmarried
неженатый / незамужняя
жениться
встреча; собрание
встречать, знакомиться
память
memorial
мемориал
памятный
заучивать наизусть
нищета
нищенский, ничтожный
месяц
ежемесячный
ежемесячно
движение
неподвижный
показывать жестом
тайна, загадка
таинственный, загадочный
таинственно, загадочно
необходимость
необходимый
unnecessary
ненужный
необходимо
нерв
нервный
нервировать
нервно
число; количество
многочисленный
numerate
умеющий считать
innumerate
неумеющий считать
обозначать цифрами
объект, предмет
objective
цель; возражение
объективный
возражать
объективно
упрямый
упрямо
случай, происшествие
происходить
операция; оперирование, приведение в действие
управлять, действовать
возможность
opportunist
оппортунист
своевременный, подходящий
оппозиция, противостояние
opponent
оппонент, противник
напротив
opposed
противоположный
противопосталять
владелец, хозяин
собственный
владеть
боль
болезненный
painless
безболезненный
болезненно
painlessly
безболезненно
терпение
impatience
нетерпение
patient
пациент
терпеливый
impatient
нетерпеливый
терпеливо
impatiently
нетерпеливо
участник
participation
участие
участвующий
принимать участие
подробности
особенный
особенно
совершенство
совершенный, идеальный
imperfect
несовершенный
совершенствовать, улучшать
отлично, безупречно
период, срок
периодический
периодически
представление; исполнение
performer
исполнитель
исполнять, выполнять, совершать
мир, спокойствие
мирный
мирно
разрешение
permissiveness
вседозволенность
permit
пропуск
позволяющий
позволять
с позволением
удовольствие
приятный
pleased
довольный
displeased
недовольный
доставлять удовольствие
приятно
точка; пункт
остроконечный, нацеленный
pointful
уместный, удачный
pointless
бесцельный
указывать, направлять
остро, по существу
вежливость
вежливый
impolite
невежливый
вежливо
популярность
популярный
unpopular
непопулярный
популяризировать
владение, собственность
possessor
обладатель, владелец
собственнический
владеть, обладать
вероятность, возможность
возможный
impossible
невозможный
возможно
сила, мощь
мощный
powerless
бессильный
уполномочивать
предпочтение
предпочтительный
preferential
пользующийся препочтением
предпочитать
предпочтительно
подготовка
подготовленный
unprepared
неподготовленный
подготовить
с готовностью
престиж
престижный
престижно
профессия
профессиональный
профессионально
выгода
выгодный
unprofitable
не приносящий выгоды
получать выгоду
выгодно
прогресс, продвижение
прогрессивный
продвигаться вперед
постепенно, продвигаясь вперед
предложение
предложенный
делать предложение
процветание
процветающий
процветать
процветающе
общественность
общественный
разглашать
открыто, публично
быстрота
быстрый
убыстрять
быстро
реальность
realization
реализация, осуществление
реальный, настоящий
unreal
нереальный
реализовать, осуществлять
действительно, в самом деле
признание, узнавание
признанный
узнавать; признавать
снижение, понижение
уменьшенный; сниженный
снижать; сбавлять
отдых, расслабление
расслабленный
relaxing
отдыхающий; расслабляющий
отдыхать, расслабляться
расслабленно
надежность
надежный
unreliable
ненадежный
доверять, полагаться
надежно
религия
религиозный
нежелание, неохота
неохотный
неохотно
регулярность
irregularity
нерегулярность
регулярный, правильный
irregular
неправильный; нестандартный
регулировать
регулярно
замечание
замечательный
замечать, отмечать
замечательно
представление
representative
представитель
представительный
представлять
упрек
безупречный
упрекать
с упреком
репутация
имеющий хорошую репутацию, почтенный
disreputable
имеющий плохую репутацию
давать репутацию
disrepute
компрометироватъ
сопротивление
ударопрочный;
irresistible
неотразимый
resistant
прочный
сопротивляться
неотразимо
уважение
уважительный
уважать
с уважением
отдых
беспокойный
отдыхать
беспокойно
награда
стоящий награды
unrewarded
невознагражденный
награждать
богатства
richness
богатство
богатый
обогащать
богато
риск
рискованный
рисковать
грусть
грустный
огорчать
грустно
сейф
safety
безопасность
безопасный
unsafe
опасный
спасать; экономить
безопасно
удовлетворение
dissatisfaction
неудовлетворенность; недовольство
довольный
dissatisfied
недовольный
satisfactory
удовлетворительный
unsatisfactory
неудовлетворительный
удовлетворять
dissatisfy
разочаровывать; огорчать
исследование
искать, осуществлять поиск
безопасность
безопасный
insecure
находящийся в опасности
охранять, гарантировать
безопасно
серьезность
серьезный
серьезно
наука
scientist
ученый
научный
научно
чувство
insensibility
отсутствие чувствительности
чувствительный
insensitive
несочувствующий
sensible
разумный
insensible
нечувствительный, неосознающий
ощущать
чувствительно
sensibly
разумно
услуга, обслуживание
servant
слуга
обслуженный; поданный на стол
служить, обслуживать, подавать на стол
значительный
insignificant
незначительный
иметь значение
значительно
сходство, похожесть
похожий, подобный
похоже, подобно
искренность
искренний
insincere
неискренний
искренне
шорты
короткий
укорачивать
кратко
сон
sleeper
спящий; спальный вагон
спящий
sleepless
бессонный
спать
без сна
решение; раствор
решенный; растворенный
решать; находить выход; растворять
специальность; фирменное блюдо
specialty
особенность
особенный; специальный
specific
специфический
точно определять
specialize
специализировать(ся)
специально
specifically
специфично
сила
сильный
укреплять
сильно
стресс
стрессовый
ударять, ставить ударение
в состоянии стресса
успех
успешный
unsuccessful
безуспешный
преуспевать
успешно
достаточность
insufñcience
недостаточность
достаточный
insufficient
недостаточный
быть достаточным
достаточно
подходящий
unsuitable
неподходящий
подходить, устраивать
предложение
предлагать
подозреваемый
подозрительный
подозревать
подозрительно
пловец
swimming
плавание
плавающий, плавательный
плавать
сочувствие, понимание
сочувствующий
сочувствовать
с пониманием; сочувственно
уверенность
уверенный
unsure
неуверенный
assured
обеспеченный; уверенный
self-assured
уверенный в себе
обеспечивать; гарантировать
assure
уверять, обеспечивать
конечно; уверенно
assuredly
с уверенностью
окружение
окруженный
окружать
беседа, разговор
разговорчивый
беседовать
вкус
distaste
отсуствие вкуса
сделанный со вкусом; обладающий вкусом
tasteless
безвкусный
пробовать
со вкусом
tastelessly
без вкуса
террор
terrorist
террорист
ужасный
terrific
потрясающий
terrifying
ужасающий
terrified
напуганный
ужасать
ужасно
terrifically
потрясающе
жажда
испытывать жажду
колготки
плотный, тесный
сжимать, натягивать
тесно, плотно
мысль
задумчивый
thoughtless
бездумный
думать, иметь мнение
задумчиво
трагедия
трагичный
tragical
трагический
трагично
путешествие
traveller
путешественник
путешествующий
путешествовать
правда
untruth
неправда
правильный; настоящий
untrue
неверный, не соответствующий действительности
truthful
правдивый
по-настоящему, искренне
truthfully
правдиво
ценность
ценимый
valuable
ценный
ценить, оценивать
разнообразие
variability
изменчивость, непостоянство
изменяемый
invariable
неизменный
менять, разнообразить
неизменно
год
ежегодный
ежегодно
понимание
misunderstanding
непонимание; недоразумение
понятный
понимать
польза
misuse
неправильное использование;
usage
использование
полезный
useless
бесполезный
used
использованный
unused
неиспользованный
использовать, пользоваться
полезно
uselessly
бесполезно
неделя
еженедельный
еженедельно
ширина
широкий
расширять
широко
воля, желание; завещание
жаждущий, желающий
unwilling
не желающий
проявлять волю, желать
охотно, с удовольствием
unwillingly
неохотно
ветер
ветренный
windless
безветренный
мудрость
мудрый
unwise
неблагоразумный
мудро
unwisely
неблагоразумно
стоимость, ценность
достойный
worthless
не имеющий ценности
Word formation
Nowadays, the terms ‘word formation’ does not have a clear cut, universally accepted usage. It is sometimes referred to all processes connected with changing the form of the word by, for example, affixation, which is a matter of morphology. In linguistics, morphology is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language. It analyzes the structure of words and parts of words, such as stems, root words, prefixes, and suffixes. In its wider sense word formation denotes the processes of creation of new vocabulary units. There are numerous word formation processes.
Clipping
Clipping is the word formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts (Marchand: 1969). Clippings are, also, known as “shortenings.”Clipping mainly consists of the following types:
- Back clipping b. Fore-clipping c. Middle clipping d. Complex clipping
Back clipping
Back clipping or apocopation is the most common type, in which the beginning is retained. The unclipped original may be either a simple or a composite. For example: ad (advertisement), cable (cablegram), doc(doctor), exam (examination), gas (gasoline), math (mathematics), memo(memorandum), gym (gymnastics, gymnasium) mutt (muttonhead), pub(public house), pop (popular concert), trad (traditional jazz), fax(facsimile).
Fore-clipping
Fore-clipping or aphaeresis retains the final part. For Example: phone(telephone), varsity (university), chute (parachute), coon (raccoon), gator(alligator), pike (turnpike).
Middle clipping
In middle clipping or syncope, the middle of the word is retained. For Example: flu (influenza), tec (detective), polly (apollinaris), jams (pyjamas), shrink (head-shrinker).
Complex clipping
Clipped forms are also used in compounds. One part of the original compound most often remains intact. For examples are: cablegram (cabletelegram), op art (optical art), org-man (organization man)
Sometimes both halves of a compound are clipped as in navicert (navigation certificate). In these cases it is difficult to know whether the resultant formation should be treated as a clipping or as a blend, for the border between the two types is not always clear.
Clipping is the word formation process in which a word is reduced or shortened without changing the meaning of the word. Clipping differs from back-formation in that the new word retains the meaning of the original word. For example:
- advertisement – ad
- alligator – gator
- examination – exam
- gasoline – gas
- gymnasium – gym
- influenza – flu
- laboratory – lab
- mathematics – math
- memorandum – memo
- photograph – photo
- public house – pub
- raccoon – coon
- reputation – rep
- situation comedy – sitcom
- telephone – phone
Types of clipping
There are four types of clipping:
Back clipping
In this type the beginning is retained:
Examples:
ad = advertisement
cable = cablegram
doc = doctor
exam = examination
fax = facsimile
gas = gasoline
gym = gymnastics, gymnasium
memo = memorandum
pub = public house
pop = popular music
Fore-clipping
The final part is retained:
Examples:
chute = parachute
coon = raccoon
gator = alligator
phone = telephone
Middle clipping
The middle part is retained.
Example:
flu = influenza
fridge = refrigerator
Complex clipping
Clipping may also occur in compounds. In complex clipping, one part of the original compound most often remains intact. But sometimes both halves of a compound are clipped:
Examples:
cablegram= cable telegram
op art = optical art
org-man= organization man
linocut = linoleum cut
navicert = navigation certificate
sitcom = situation comedy
When both halves are clipped, as in navicert, it becomes confusing whether to consider the resultant formation as clipping or as blending.
Clipped forms, shortened abbreviations of words, have a checkered history. Some are acceptable in formal writing, and others aren’t. When writing in academic contexts, in business writing, or another formal environment, take note of the status of these common clipped forms:
- Burger: If ever a reference to this fast food staple makes its way into formal writing, the short form of hamburgeris just as likely to appear as the long form.
- Bus: Omnibus(Latin for “all”), a word for a horse-drawn public-transportation conveyance, gave the right of way to its short form around the time such vehicles became motorized.
- Copter: The full form, helicopter, is best for formal writing.
- Deli: Though this word has been in use for at least a half century, delicatessen, from the German word for “delicacies,” is best for formal usage.
- Exam: Examinationwas clipped back in the late 1800s and has long since been used even in formal writing.
- Flu: The short form of influenza(Italian for “influence,” from the medieval supposition that illness was the result of celestial perturbations) is several hundred years old and has long been acceptable even in formal medical texts.
- Fridge: This term, unusual not only in that the full form, refrigerator, has been clipped at both ends but also in that the spelling has been altered to reflect the pronunciation, is suitable for informal writing only.
- Gas: Gasolineis much more likely to appear in formal writing than its clipped form.
- Gator: This clipped form of alligator, in spite of its nearly 200-year-old tenure in the English language, is considered slang.
- Gym: Most formal references to a school building for athletic activities will use the full form, gymnasium,
- Memo: So pervasive is this clipped form of memorandumthat many people may not even know its origins. (The full word ultimately derives from the Latin for “memory.”)
- Movie: Even more taken for granted than memo is this diminutive form of “moving picture,” which, if you step back from it, may appear silly looking and juvenile. Formal writing often refers to the medium as film or cinema, but movieis also acceptable.
- Phone: The original term, telephone, is still often used in formal writing, but the clipped form is just as likely to be used.
- Plane: Plane has become as acceptable as airplanein formal writing.
- Pro: Professional, the full form, is the preferred usage in formal contexts.
- Quake: This clipped form of earthquakeis, despite long usage, still considered informal.
- Tie: The full form, necktie, is all but obsolete. (Perhaps the clothing accessory will be, too, before long.)
- Typo: This slang for “typographical error” is over a century old but is still considered substandard usage.
Some more examples:
auto – automobile | mike – microphone |
bike – bicycle | mum – chrysanthemum |
burger – hamburger | pen – penitentiary |
co-op – cooperative | champ – champion |
con – convict | pike – turnpike |
cuke – cucumber | rev – revolution |
dorm – dormitory | rhino – rhinoceros |
ref – referee | specs – spectacles; specifications |
stats – statistics | stereo – stereophonics |
lunch – luncheon | sub – submarine |
grad – graduate | taxi – taxicab |
tux – tuxedo | teen – teenager |
hippo – hippopotamus | van – caravan |
limo – limousine | vet – veteran; veterinarian |
alum – alumni | bro – brother |
mart market |
Clipped Words Used in Sentences
advertisement | ad |
All company’s spend a lot of money on ads |
hamburger | burger |
Burger does not suit old people |
omnibus | bus |
The tourist bus broke down near Paris |
helicopter | copter |
The copter forces landed in the disturbed areas to stem the communal violence |
demonstration | demo |
BPL company conducted a demo at Paris corner of easy washing |
ampere | amp |
It is an 40 amp bulb |
motor bike | bike |
Ajith had just brought a very expensive bike. |
suitcase | case |
There are bundles of currency notes inside the case. |
pressure cooker | cooker |
Cookers are now available for even $20/- |
discotheque | disco |
Disco is not a part of Italian culture |
diskette | disc |
I saved all the word documents in a Compact disc |
gasoline | gas |
Gas has become an expensive fuel for low income group families. |
bridegroom | groom |
Groom is wanted for a 22 year old Cristian community girl drawing $8000/-PM in an MNC. |
gymnasium | gym |
My uncle goes to the gym early morning. |
killogram | kilo |
Get me a kilo of mangoes. |
memorandum | memo |
The managing director issued a memo to the head clerk. |
micro phone | mic |
This mic doesn’t work properly. |
non-vegetarian | non-veg |
He is a non-veg. |
spectacles | specs |
She cannot read without specs. |
storehouse | store |
Jems works in a store. |
fountain pen | pen |
Pen is mightier than sward |
perambulator | param |
The mother took the child out in a param. |
university | varsity |
London varsity has renovated its auditorium |
vegetarian | veg |
She regularly eats her dinner in a veg mess. |
veterinary surgeon | vet |
I took my cat to the vet. |
fascimile | Fax |
I got a fax copy of the conference notice yesterday. |
handkerchief | karchief |
I have lost my karchief yesterday. |
aeroplane | plane |
Sarah was excited as she was to travel by plane for the first time. |
laboratory | lab |
This college has five labs. |
refrigerator | fridge |
Having firdge is not a luxury but a necessity. |
pantaloons | pants |
The clown at the circus wore a very loose pants. |
tubelight | tube |
The tube of our hall didn’t work from yesterday. |
mathematics | maths |
She is our maths teacher. |
centum | cent |
We have been living in the 21st cent. |
bicycle | cycle |
David presented a cycle to John on his birthday. |
alchemist | chemist |
We have a chemist on the corner of our street. |
influenza | flu |
I was suffering from flu. |
examination | exam |
She is preparing for her exam. |
luncheon | lunch |
I invited my close friends for lunch. |
photograph | photo |
My friend got my photo to keep it with herself. |
signature | sign |
Akbar’s sign is totally illegible. |
newscast | news |
Every day I watch news in the TV. |
telephone | phone |
I contacted him over phone. |
mummy | mum |
Where is your mum? |
daddy | dad |
Where does your dad work? |
identity | ID |
Please, show me your ID. |
curiosity | curio |
We visited a curio shop. |
demarcate | mark |
They marked the boundaries. |
tram car | tram |
We travelled in a tram in London. |
public house | pub |
The couple were found in a local pub. |
fanatic | fan |
He is a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
telephone | phone |
Our Principal contacted the chief guest over the phone. |
taxicab | taxi |
I hired a taxi to go home. |
topbrass | brass |
The meeting was attended by diplomats and the top military brass. |
newsflash | flash |
We interrupt this programme to bring you a flash. |
okay | ok |
Did the head office ok the proposal? |
rehabilitate | rehab |
Lora saved all her money in order to send her husband for a rehab programme. |
popmusic | pop |
Michael Jackson is the king of pop. |
pathway | path |
The tourist chose the wrong path when they went for sight-seeing. |
hitchhike | hitch |
Can you give me a hitch till Mount Road? |
zoological park | zoo |
The little children love to visit a zoo. |
Clip Word |
Original Word |
Clip Word |
Original Word |
wig | periwig | margarine | oleomargarine |
lube | lubricate | mend | amend |
miss | mistress | pants | pantaloons |
mod | modern | bust | burst |
caf | cafeteria | pen | penitentiary |
calc | calculus | pep | pepper |
canter | Canterbury gallop | perk | percolate |
cent | centum | perk | perquisite |
chem | chemistry | photo | photograph |
chemist | alchemist | pike | turnpike |
clerk | cleric | pop | popular |
coed | coeducational student | prof | professor |
curio | curiosity | prom | promenade |
deb | debutante | cab | cabriolet |
deli | delicatessen | doc | doctor |
drape | drapery | rev | revolution |
exam | examination | scram | scramble |
fan | fanatic | sport | disport |
gab | gabble | still | distill |
tails | coattails | sub | submarine |
hack | hackney | trig | trigonometry |
iron | flatiron | trump | triumph |
jet | jet aircraft | varsity | university |
pianoforte | piano | public house | pub |
Acronyms
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, LASER, and IBM that are formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name. Acronyms and initialisms are usually pronounced in a way that is distinct from that of the full forms for which they stand: as the names of the individual letters (as in IBM), as a word (as in NATO), or as a combination (as in IUPAC). Another term, alphabetism, is sometimes used to describe abbreviations pronounced as the names of letters.
Categories of acronyms
- Pronounced as a word, containing only initial letters: FNMA: (Fannie Mae) Federal National Mortgage Association, NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- Pronounced as a word, containing non-initial letters: Amphetamine: Alpha-methyl-phenethylamine ,Gestapo: GeheimeStaatspolizei (“secret state police”)
- pronounced only as the names of letters: BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation, DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
- shortcut incorporated into name: W3C: (double-u three cee)- World Wide Web Consortium, W3M: (three em) originally Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
- Recursive acronyms, in which the abbreviation itself is the expansion of one initial (particularly enjoyed by the open-source community): VISA: VISA International Service Association, GNU: GNU’s Not Unix!
- pseudo-acronyms are used because, when pronounced as intended, they resemble the sounds of other words: ICQ: “I seek you” , IOU: “I owe you“
- multi-layered acronyms: GAIM: GTK+ AOL Instant Messenger, i.e. GIMP Tool Kit America OnLine Instant Messenger, i.e. GNU Image Manipulation Program Tool Kit America OnLine Instant Messenger, i.e. GNU’s Not Unix Image Manipulation Program Tool Kit America OnLine Instant Messenger, VHDL: VHSIC Hardware Description Language, i.e. Very High Speed Integrated Circuits Hardware Description Language
What Is the Difference Between an Abbreviation and an Acronym?
Abbreviations and acronyms are shortened forms of words or phrases. An abbreviation is typically a shortened form of words used to represent the whole (such as Dr. or Prof.) while an acronym contains a set of initial letters from a phrase that usually form another word (such as radar or scuba).
Abbreviations and acronyms are often interchanged, yet the two are quite distinct. The main point of reference is that abbreviations are merely a series of letters while acronyms form new words.
Each one allows writers to make large blocks of text easier to read. Beware that both abbreviations and acronyms are typically considered informal and should be carefully considered before including them in more formal writings.
Abbreviations or Acronyms
There’s a great deal of overlap between abbreviations and acronyms. It’s worth pointing out that an acronym is a type of abbreviation because acronyms are shortened forms of words and phrases.
Abbreviations
Let’s take a closer look at abbreviations. As we know, an abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, such as Mr. for Mister, or hr. for hour that is still said as the full word or words.
There are millions of common abbreviations used every day. Let’s take a look at some of the popular ones we see and/or use almost daily.
- When you write your address, you likely write “St.” or “Ave.” instead of “Street” or “Avenue”.
- When you record the date, you likely abbreviate both the days of the week (Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., and Sun.) and the months of the year (Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec.).
- Often, we use the abbreviation “Ex.” for the word “example”.
- Measurements are commonly reduced to abbreviations such as “cm” for “centimeters” or “in.” for “inch”.
- How about “vs.”? That’s another popular abbreviation, shortened from the word “versus”.
Tightening “December” to “Dec.” is an abbreviation because “Dec.”is simply a written shorthand for the full word. It’s not an acronym since “Dec.” isn’t said as a word.
You may have wondered why some abbreviations, like those for ounce (oz) and pound (lb) use letters that aren’t part of the original word. In these cases the abbreviations are based on older forms of the word.
Acronyms
An acronym, technically, must spell out another word. This is a good point of reference to help you distinguish between abbreviations and acronyms. Another good way to differentiate them is that acronyms don’t just shorten words, they often simplify a long organization name, scientific term or idea.
Some acronyms create new words that are so commonly used, we forget they’re actually a series of letters from a longer word or phrase. For example, when we go scuba diving, we rarely consider the fact that scuba is an acronym of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
Then there are initialisms which cause some confusion. Would you consider “VIP” to be an acronym? Technically, it’s an initialism. Initialisms are a series of initial letters of words or a phrase that form an abbreviation but aren’t pronounced as a word. We enunciate each letter.
NBA is another initialism. How about when you text “rofl”? That’s another initialism, as is “BLT”. Many consider initialisms to be a subset of acronyms-therefore whether you pronounce ASAP as a word or enunciate each letter, it’s still an acronym-but be aware that others say it is another form of abbreviation.
Like abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms are used daily and most people can interpret the meaning of common acronyms without much thought.
Let’s test our knowledge with a few more examples:
Acronyms (form new words) | Initialisms (pronounce each letter) |
radar (radio detection and ranging) | ATM (automated teller machine) |
scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) | NFL (National Football League) |
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) | FAQ (frequently asked questions) |
laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) | brb (be right back) |
POTUS (President of the United States) | idk (I don’t know) |
gif (graphics interchange format) | a/c (air conditioning) |
SIM card (subscriber identification module) | aka (also known as) |
ZIP code (zone improvement plan) | fyi (for your information) |
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | lcd (liquid crystal display) |
taser (Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle) | ufo (unidentified flying object) |
Keep it Short
Abbreviations and acronyms are shortened versions of words and phrases that help speed up our communication. Initialisms act in the same way. Before you use any type of abbreviation consider your audience; are you writing something formal or informal? Will everyone understand the meaning of your abbreviated word or letters? If you need to explain the abbreviation, write out the word or phrase in full first followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
Blending:
A blend is a word formed from parts of two other words. These parts are sometimes, but not always, morphemes. A blend is different from a portmanteau word in that a portmanteau refers strictly to a blending of two function words, similar to a contraction.
Formation of Blendings: Most blends are formed by one of the following methods:
- The beginning of one word is added to the end of the other. For Example: brunch (breakfast and lunch).
- The beginnings of two words are combined. For Example: cyborg (cybernetic and organism)
- One complete word is combined with part of another word. For Example: guesstimate (guess and estimate)
- Two words are blended around a common sequence of sounds. For Example: Californication (from a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is a blend of California and fornication)
- Multiple sounds from two component words are blended, while mostly preserving the sounds’ order. Poet Lewis Carroll was well known for these kinds of blends. This method is difficult to achieve and is considered a sign of Carroll’s verbal wit. For Example: slithy (lithe and slimy).
Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word whose meaning is often a combination of the original words. For example:
- advertisement + entertainment → advertainment
- biographical + picture → biopic
- breakfast + lunch → brunch
- chuckle + snort → chortle
- cybernetic + organism → cyborg
- guess + estimate → guesstimate
- hazardous + material → hazmat
- motor + hotel → motel
- prim + sissy → prissy
- simultaneous + broadcast → simulcast
- smoke + fog → smog
- Spanish + English → Spanglish
- spoon + fork → spork
- telephone + marathon → telethon
- web + seminar → webinar
- afterthoughtful (afterthought + thoughtful)
- agitprop (agitation + propaganda)
- alcopop (alcohol + pop)
- bash (bat + mash)
- Breathalyzer (breath + analyzer)
- camcorder (camera + recorder)
- clash (clap + crash)
- docudrama (documentary + drama)
- electrocute (electricity + execute)
- emoticon (emote + icon)
- faction (fact + fiction)
- fanzine {fan + magazine)
- flare (flame + glare)
- flirtationship (flirting + relationship)
- glimmer (gleam + shimmer)
- guitarthritis (guitar + arthritis)
- infotainment (information + entertainment)
- Jazzercize (jazz + exercise)
- moped (motor + pedal)
- motorcade (motor + cavalcade)
- palimony (pal + alimony)
- pulsar (pulse + quasar)
- slanguage (slang + language)
- smash (smack + mash)
- splatter (splash + spatter)
- sportscast (sports + broadcast)
- squiggle (squirm + wriggle)
- stagflation (stagnation + inflation)
- staycation (stay home + vacation)
- telegenic (television + photogenic)
- textpectation (text message + expectation)
- transistor (transfer + resistor)
- twirl (twist + whirl)
- workaholic (work + alcoholic)
- simulcast (simultaneous + broadcast)
- smog (smoke + fog)
- ginormous (giant + enormous)
- internet (international + network)
- because (by + cause)
- emoticon (emotion + icon)
- spanglish (spanish + english)
- smassy (smart + sassy)
- malware (malicious + software)
- pixel (picture + element)
- bash (bang + smash)
- oxbridge (oxford + cambridge)
- cellophane (cellulose + diaphane)
- televangelist (television + evangelist)
- slithy (lithe + slimy)
- email (electronic + mail)
- bionic (biology + electronic)
Borrowing
Borrowing is just taking a word from another language. The borrowed words are called loan words. A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept whereby it is the meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself. The word loanword is itself a calque of the German Lehnwort. Loanwords can also be called “borrowings”.
Great number of English words have been borrowed from other languages. These are sometimes referred to as loanwords.
Examples: algebra – Arabic, bagel – Yiddish, cherub – Hebrew, chow mein – Chinese, fjord – Norwegian, galore – Irish, haiku – Japanese, kielbasa – Polish, murder – French, near – Sanskrit, paprika – Hungarian, pizza – Italian, smorgasbord – Swedish, tamale – Spanish, yo-yo – Tagalog
Loanwords
English has many loanwords. In 1973, a computerized survey of about 80,000 words in the old Shorter Oxford Dictionary (3rd edition) was published in Ordered Profusion by Thomas Finkenstaedt and Dieter Wolff. Their estimates for the origin of English words were as follows:
- French, including Old French and early Anglo-French: 28.3%
- Latin, including modern scientific and technical Latin: 28.24%
- Germanic languages, including Old and Middle English: 25%
- Greek: 5.32% •No etymology given or unknown: 4.03%
- Derived from proper names: 3.28%
- All other languages contributed less than 1%
However, if the frequency of use of words is considered, words from Old and Middle English occupy the vast majority. Examples: Biology, boxer, ozone from German Jacket, yoghurt, kiosh from Turkish Pistol, robot from Czech
Coinage
Coinage is the invention of totally new words. The typical process of coinage usually involves the extension of a product name from a specific reference to a more general one. For example: Kleenex, Xerox, and Kodak. These started as names of specific products, but now they are used as the generic names for different brands of these types of products.
Coinages are words invented by accident or intentionally mainly from no evident source. It should be pointed out that many coinages have come into existence by using brand names instead of the object being referred to. It is common that coinages are regularly called neologisms.
Example: aspirin, escalator, heroin, band-aid, factoid, Frisbee, Google, kerosene, Kleenex, Laundromat, linoleum, muggle, nylon, psychedelic, quark, Xerox, zipper, coalgate
Derivation
In linguistics, derivation is the process of forming a new word on the basis of an existing word. Example: happi-ness and un-happy from happy, or determination from determine. Derivation is the process of forming a new words by means of Affixation (Prefix, Infix and Suffix)
A derivational suffix usually applies to words of one syntactic category and changes them into words of another syntactic category. For example: the English derivational suffix -ly changes adjectives into adverbs (slow → slowly). Examples of English derivational patterns and their suffixes: adjective-to-noun: -ness (slow → slowness) adjective-to-verb: -ise (modern → modernise) in British English or – ize (archaic → archaicize) in American English and Oxford spelling adjective-to-adjective: -ish (red → reddish) adjective-to-adverb: -ly (personal → personally) noun-to-adjective: -al (recreation → recreational) noun-to-verb: -fy (glory → glorify) verb-to-adjective: -able (drink → drinkable) verb-to-noun (abstract): -ance (deliver → deliverance) verb-to-noun (concrete): -er (write → writer)
Compounding
A compound is a lexeme (a word) that consists of more than one other lexeme. It can be categorized in to two i.e. endocentric and exocentric.
An endocentric compound consists of a head, i.e. the categorical part that contains the basic meaning of the whole compound, and modifiers, which restrict this meaning. For example: The English compound doghouse, where house is the head and dog is the modifier, is understood as a house intended for a dog. Endocentric compounds tend to be of the same part of speech (word class) as their head, as in the case of doghouse.
Exocentric compounds do not have a head, and their meaning often cannot be transparently guessed from its constituent parts. For example: The English compound white-collar is neither a kind of collar nor a white thing. In an exocentric compound, the word class is determined lexically, disregarding the class of the constituents. For example: a must-have is not a verb but a noun.
English language allows several types of combinations of different word classes: N + N — lipstick , teapot, A + N — fast food, soft drink ,V + N — breakfast, sky-dive, N + V — sunshine, babysit, N + A –capital-intensive, waterproof, A + A —deaf-mute, bitter-sweet.
Creative respelling:
Creative Respelling is a word formation that employs the strategy of altering letter(s) of a word. The word formed so is an example of Creative respelling. It is a deliberate attempt creating misspelled word. Examples are nite (night), thanx (thanks), lite (light) etc.
Change of spelling is often used in commercials and slogans. For example Kleenex tissues, Mortal Kombat (game), Qwikster (movie-by-mail service). Misspelling quite often gives rise to brand names.
Sometimes words are formed by simply changing the spelling of a word that the speaker wants to relate to the new word. Brand or Product names often involve creative respelling, such as Mr. Kleen or Krunch.
Exercise: PROCESSES OF WORD FORMATION
1.Compounding
Compounding is simply the joining of two or more words into a single word, as in hang glider, airstrip, cornflakes, busybody, downpour, cutoff, skywarn, alongside, breakfast, long-haired, devil-may-care, high school.
2. Derivation
Derivation is the forming of new words by combining derivational affixes or bound bases with existing words, as in disadvise, emplane, deplane, teleplay, ecosystem, coachdom, counsellorship, re-ask.
I. Indicate by the first letter the process of formation represented by each of the words below.
Compounding derivation
- roughneck _ 6. pop _
- codgerhood _ 7. cream puff _
- clink (of glasses) _ 8. wheeze _
- doodad _ 9. weirdoism _
- dacron _ 10. exflux _
3. Clipping
Clipping means cutting off the beginning or the end of a word, or both, leaving a part to stand for the whole: lab, dorm, prof, exam, gym, prom, math, psych, mike…
II Give the original words from which these clipped words were formed.
- curio __________
- disco __________ 10. memo __________
- taxi __________ 11. Fred __________
- cab __________ 12. Al __________
- deli __________ 13. Tom __________
- vibes __________ 14. Joe __________
- gin __________ 15. Phil __________
- hype __________
III Give the original words from which these clipped words were formed.
- sport (game) __________ 6. wig __________
- pike (road) __________ 7. cute __________
- bus __________ 8. Gene __________
- van __________ 9. Beth __________
- chute __________ 10. Tony __________
Clipped words are formed not only from individual words but from grammatical units, such as modifier plus noun. Paratrooper, for example, is a clipped form of parachutist trooper.
IV Give the originals of these clipped words.
- Amerindian ____________________
- maître d’ ____________________
- contrail ____________________
- taxicab ____________________
- moped ____________________
- comsat ____________________
- agribusiness ____________________
4. Acronym
Acronym is the process whereby a word is formed from the initials or beginning segments of a succession of words. In some cases the initials are pronounced, as in MP (military police, or Member of Parliament). In others the initials and/or beginning segments are pronounced as the spelled word would be. For example, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and radar (radio detecting and ranging).
V Pronounce these acronyms and give their originals.
- RV ____________________
- NOW ____________________
- UNESCO ____________________
- OK ____________________
- scuba ____________________
- OPEC ____________________
- WASP ____________________
- ICBM ____________________
- jeep ____________________
- laser ____________________
5. Blending
Blending is the fusion of two words into one, usually the first part of one word with the last part of another, as in gasohol, from gasoline and alcohol.
VI Give the originals of these blends:
- flunk _________________
- happenstance _________________
- stagflation _________________
- simulcast _________________
- gelignite _________________
- smog _________________
- dumbfound _________________
- telecast _________________
- dandle _________________
- splatter _________________
VII Give the blends that result from fusing these words.
- transfer + resistor = _________________
- automobile + omnibus = _________________
- escalade + elevator = _________________
- blare or blow + spurt = _________________
- squall + squeak = _________________
Exercise -1: Identify the process of word formation responsible for each of the following words. Try to determine the process before you consult a dictionary, though it may be necessary for you to do so.
a. curio | h. margarine | o. (the) hereafter | v. boojum |
b. (to) laze | i. dystopia | p. amphetamine | w. gaffe-slack |
c. (to) network | j. serendipity | q. (a) construct | x. psycho |
d. (to) cohere | k. diesel | r. (the) chunnel | y. walkie-talkie |
e. (a) sitcom | l. (a) ha-ha | s. guestimate | z. bonfire |
f. (the) muppets | m. (to) make up | t. canary | v. boojum |
g. (a) what-not | n. (to) total | u. brain-gain | w. gaffe-slack |
Exercise -2: The words in column A have been created from the corresponding words in column B. Indicate the word formation process responsible for the creation of each word in column A.
Column A | Column B | |
a. | stagflation | stagnation + inflation |
b. | nostril | nosu + thyrl ‘hole’ (in Old English) |
c. | bookie | bookmaker |
d. | van | caravan |
e. | Amerindian | American Indian |
f. | CD | compact disc |
g. | RAM | random access memory |
h. | televise | television |
i. | xerox | xeroxography |
j. | telathon | television + marathon |
k. | sci-fi | science fiction |
l. | elect | election |
m. | deli | delicatessen |
n. | scuba | self-contained underwater breathing apparatus |
o. | scavenge | scavenger |
p. | hazmat | hazardous material |
Exercise- 3: Identify the syntactic pattern in each of the following compounds and express it in a lexical rule. Example: gravedigger N + V + -er > N
a. hovercraft | g. setback | m. dugout | s. badmouth | y. lukewarm |
b. dairyman | h. meltdown | n. hardhearted | t. redhead | z. law-abiding |
c. bath-towel | i. blackout | o. homesick | u. birth control | aa. far-reaching |
d. goldfish | j. stand-in | p. proofread | v. breakfast | bb. homemade |
e. inroads | k. turnout | q. overqualified | w. thoroughgoing | cc. clean-cut |
f. bystander | l. money-hungry | r. overachieve | x. quick-change | dd. fighter-bomber |
ee. earthenware | ff. snowplow | gg. baking powder | hh. drip-coffee | ii. wisecrack |
Exercise- 4: The following words are compounds which also include derivational affixes. Analyze the words, identifying the roots and their parts of speech, as well all the affixes and their function as nominalizer, verbalizer, adjectivalizer, or adverbializer.Example: housekeeper
house (root – noun) + keep (root – verb) + -er (nominalizer)
a. flightworthiness | e. handicraft | i. antiaircraft |
b. chatterbox | f. broken-hearted | j. machine-readable |
c. owner-occupied | g. safety-tested | k. chartered accountant |
d. freedom-loving | h. worldly-wise | i. antiaircraft |
Exercise- 5: Analyze the following words into morphs using the model given below:
Word | Prefix(es) | Root | Suffix(es) |
inequality | in- | equal | -ity |
a. hospitalization | e. transcontinental | i. unforgettable | m. postcolonial | q. hypersensitivity |
b. invisibly | f. ungrammatical | j. impropriety | n. unlikelihood | r. unfriendliness |
c. uninteresting | g. reinforcement | k. disfunctional | o. relationship | s. interdependence |
d. undercooked | h. prototypical | l. inconsiderate | p. asymmetrical | t. monotheism |
Exercise- 6: Underline examples of COMPOUNDING and AFFIXATION:
- Headhunters are invading university campuses in search of fresh talents among undergraduates.
- The price of oil reached its all-time-high yesterday.
- Joblessness rallies as the economy slows down.
- Governments have responded to tax-flight in many different ways.
- New mega-mergers are expected in the media-world.
- Consumers everywhere have been merrily spending with their credit cards.
Exercise- 7: CLIPPING: give the entire word of the following clipped forms and translate them:
lab ……………………………………………………………………
Dems ……………………………………………………………………..
flu ……………………………………………………………………
ads ………………………………………………………………………
Inc. ……………………………………………………………………
rev ………………………………………………………………………
The Fed …………………………………………………………………..
Feds ………………………………………………………………………
Exercise- 8: BLENDING: give the two words forming the following blends and translate them:
Sci-fi ……………………………
e-tailing ………………………
hi-fi ……………………………
stagflation …………………
brunch ………………………
AMEX ………………………
medicare ……………………
econometric ………………
Exercise- 9: ACRONYMS: give the extended phrase and the Italian/English equivalents of the following abbreviations:
OECD ………………………………………………………………………………………………
POW …………………………………………………………………………………………………
GDP ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
MEPs ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
IVA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
OMC ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise- 10: Write the original words against the clipped words.
Clipped Word | Original Word | Clipped Word | Original Word | Clipped Word | Original Word |
ad (marketing) | groom | pub (bar) | |||
bro | hippo | ref (library) | |||
butt | lab (dog) | sci-fi | |||
cig | lunch | script (medicine) | |||
con (prison) | math | spec (detail) | |||
copter | pants | still (alcohol) | |||
dorm | perk (benefit) | van (vehicle) | |||
gas (fuel) | piano | vet (military) | |||
abs | doc (movies) | phone | |||
amp (music) | fan (sports) | quad (campus) | |||
app (technology) | gator | rehab | |||
cab (taxi) | hack (taxi) | rep (status) | |||
chemist | lab (science) | scram | |||
clerk | limo | sub (nautical) | |||
coke (drug) | narc | trump (cards) | |||
demo (construction) | perk (coffee) | uni (school) | |||
ammo | congrats | mag | |||
blog | deb | meth | |||
bop (music) | deke (sports) | mum (flower) | |||
bot | exam | photo | |||
fab (awesomeness) | sax | ||||
cab (wine) | Fed | trig | |||
bye | bye | razz (sound) | |||
calc (math) | calc (math) | repo | |||
canter | canter | rev (engine) | |||
champ | champ | rhino | |||
comp (theatre) | comp (theatre) | sitcom | |||
dis | dis | super (apartment) | |||
gab | gab | ump | |||
grad (student) | grad (student) | ute (truck) | |||
bronc | intercom | reb (US Civil War) | |||
cab (train) | lav (bathroom) | reverb | |||
chute | lude | sub (teaching) | |||
cop (police) | mod (trendy) | tec (police) | |||
fax | Net (technology) | varsity | |||
fess | pop (music) | vet (medicine) | |||
hood (location) | quack (medicine) | wig | |||
improv | quake | za |
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a) Translate, analyze the following words with different suffixes, and divide them into two groups: nouns and adjectives:culture, social, scientist, literature, invention, language, tradition, civilization, feature, basic, invader, relationship, religious, artistic, expression, addition, scientific, biological, comfortable, difference, foundation, prehistoric, important, development, being, hunter, farmer, artist, builder, writing, generation; b) Make up as many words as you can by combining different parts of the words:pre- invent -ionin- relation -shipun- express -able comfort -ent differ -ment historic -er develop hunt build
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A) переводит, анализирует следующие суффиксы различных слов и делит их на две группы: существительные и прилагательные:<br>культура, общество, учёные, литература, изобретение, язык, традиции, цивилизация, самобытность, основы, агрессоры, отношения, религия, искусство, выражение, сложение, наука, биология, комфорт, различия, основа, доистория, важность, развитие, существование, охотники, крестьяне, художники, строители, писатель, поколение;<br>B) как можно больше слов, используя различные части комбинированного слова:<br>до изобретения<br>родство<br>невозможно передать<br>комфорт<br>разветвление<br>история<br>осваивать<br>охота<br>строить<br>
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