Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Blog post #5

1.-Assassin
This word came from french and italian, from arabic "hashishiyyin". It was a reputation for murdering opposing leaders after intoxicating themselves with hanish.
2.- word formation: Assass and in is the suffix  
3.-  ASSASSIN 
(bound, Derivational)     
2.- Thanksgiving 
 "The giving of thanks" Word began in the 1530's. The nouns thanks is a verb that came from thank from mid 14th century. Thanksgiving dates from 1630s (the first one in America was held October 1621)
2.- word formation- Thanks that comes from the verb thank adding a 's' at the end therefore it is thanks and giving "the giving of thanks".
3.- Thank-           s-                               Give-                    ing  
(free- functional)  (suffix-derivational)    (free-lexical)     (free-functional) 

3.- Operation 
 Word in the late 14th century. It means "action, performance and work". From french operacion. Opera- work and effort. 
2.- word formation-  Opera- tion (conversion)
3.- Operat-            ion
(free-lexical)       (suffix-bound) 


4.- Facebook 
word from the 1983. Originally used by college students from face+ book. The social networking site date from 2004. 
2.- word formation- This is a blending of face + book 
3.-  Face -         book 
(both are free- lexical)

5.Trignometry 
Word in the 1610's. A branch of mathematics dealing with relations between sides and angles of triangles. From greek word trigonon and trigonometria. 
2.- Word formation- from greek trigonon and trigonometria.
3.- TRIGNO            METRY
(free-lexical)    (bound-derivational)



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