Лекция: VIII. Read the following jokes. Identify examples of international words.

 

1. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 2. A psychologist is a man who watches everybody rise when a beautiful girl enters the room. 3. An expert is a man who knows a great deal about very little; and who goes on knowing more and more about less and less until finally he knows practically everything about nothing; whereas a reviewer is a man who knows very little about a great deal and keeps on knowing less and less about more and more until finally he knows practically nothing about everything.

IX. State the origin of the following translation-loans. Give more examples.

 

Five-year plan, wonder child, masterpiece, first dancer, collective farm, fellow-traveller.

X. What is the difference between the words in the following pairs? Analyse the examples and prove that etymological and stylistic characteristics of words are closely interrelated.

 

Motherly—- maternal, fatherly— paternal, childish — infantile, daughterly — filial, womanly — feminine, brotherly — fraternal, to begin — to commence, to wish — to desire, to love — to adore, to build — to construct, to go on — to proceed, to take part in — to participate.

XI. Supply the adjectives of Latin origin corresponding to the following nouns. Comment upon their stylistic characteristics.

 

Nose, tooth, sun, hand, child, town, sea, life, youth.

 

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