[方卫]授课课件.ppt

Homophone (同音异形异义词 ) Homograph (同形异音异义词 ) “Noses run” while “feet smell” History Usually short and direct, these are words that we still use today for the things that really matter to us. (Para. 4) The Second Stage: Middle English (1066-1500) The Norman Conquest Another flood of new vocabulary occurred in 1066, when the Normans conquered England. (Para. 14) Question for Critical Thinking Two Personifications German is the Father of English. French is the Mother of English. Germanic tribes – the Angles, the Saxons etc. – slipped across the North Sea to settle in Britain in the 5th century. (para. 10) Their language became “the Old English or Anglo-Saxon English”, the core of our language. (Para. 4) The first stage: Old English (500-1066) Two Personifications German is the Father of English. French is the Mother of English. Animal Meat Glorious Messiness Oxymoron(矛盾修饰法) a deliberate combination of two words that seem to mean the opposite of each other Some scholars in China are worried that currently the Chinese language is being contaminated by English and one day Chinese may lose its “purity”. Do you think this concern is justified or unreasonable? * * * * * * * * * Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? Why? Mom is closer, because Dad is father（farther） Lead-in Brain-teaser What is the smallest bridge in the world?  Interestingly Tricky 全新版大学英语综合教程第二册 Unit 7 Text A Main Content Glorious English wonderful, very beautiful or impressive History Main Content Messy Glorious English dough cough plough rough hiccough through thorough Messiness Conflicts between Pronunciation and spelling Homophone Homograph Homonym Messiness Conflicts between Pronunciation and spelling Homophone Homograph Homonym NC Nao Can (脑残): impaired-brain The brain has two parts: one is left, and the other is right. Their left brain has nothing r