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Three Layers of the English Language: Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and GreekApproximately 20-25% of the English language is Anglo-Saxon.
ANSWER: 60% of the English language is Latin.
Approximately 10-12% of the English language is Greek.
Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon words - Answer Short, common, every day, and
down to earth; many have non-phonetic spellings.
Examples of Anglo-Saxon terms - ANSWER: names of agricultural animals.
Anglo-Saxon - Answer words beginning with wr, kn, and wr
Latin words – Answer technical and advanced words.
ANSWER: Schwa sounds are frequently encountered in Latin words.
Latin words - examples: audience, contradict, disruptive, retract, survive.
Greek words: ANSWER specialized words for science
Greek words - answer combining forms.
Greek terms - examples: atmosphere, chromosome, thermometer.
Number of syllable kinds. - Answer six.
Letters have four characteristics: their name, shape, sound, and feel.
This is the single unchanging attribute of a letter: ANSWER name.
, Identifiers for determining reading and spelling circumstances. - ANSWER AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE: Accent, syllable, adjacent letters, and position.
Letters in English - Answer 26
Sounds in English - Answer 44
Three components of language: form, content, and use.
Form (language): ANSWER Includes the observable aspects of language:
phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Syntax: ANSWER A set of rules that guide sentence comprehension and
composition.
Content (language) - ANSWER Semantics
Semantics - Answer Meaning of words and the link between them as they are
employed to reflect our understanding of the world.
Use (language): ANSWER Pragmatics
Pragmatics - Answer Set of principles governing communication
The two biggest determinants of reading success are ANSWER phonemic
awareness and rapid letter naming.
Four components of the phonological process: ANSWER. Verbal short-term
memory, quick serial naming, articulation speed, and phonological awareness
Phonological awareness includes word awareness, syllable awareness, and
phonemic awareness.
Phonemic awareness encompasses... - sensitivity to rhyme, matching alliteration
and rhyme, partial phoneme segmentation, and phoneme manipulation.
Accent - stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words
in a phrase or sentence.
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