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Three Layers of the English Language - Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek Percentage of English Language that is Anglo-Saxon - 20-25% Percentage of the English Language that is Latin - 60% Percentage of the English Language that is Greek - 10-12% Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon words - Short, common, every day, down to earth; many have nonphonetic spellings Examples of Anglo-Saxon words - Number names, names of farm animals Anglo-saxon - words that begin with wr, kn, and wr Latin words - technical and sophisticated words Latin words - Schwa sounds are often found in these words Latin words - Examples: audience, contradict, disruptive, retract, survival Greek words - specialized words for science Greek words - combining forms Greek words - examples: atmosphere, chromosome, thermometer