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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


74. _What is Derivation?_
That branch of etymology which treats of the sources of the words
of a language.
75. _How many kinds of Derivation?_
Two.
76. _What are they?_
Paronymous and Historical.
77. _What is Paronymous derivation?_
That part of etymology which treats of present sources of English
words.
78. _Give examples of Paronymous derivation._
Kingdom, from king; Manly, from man, etc.
79. _What is Historical derivation?_
That part of etymology which treats of the foreign sources of the
English language.
80. _Give examples of Historical derivation._
Book, from boc; Moon, from mona, etc.
81. _When use a, and when an, in a sentence?_
Use a before all words beginning with a consonant sound, and
use an before words beginning with a vowel sound,
_h_ mute, or _h_ initial, if the accent is on any other
syllable than the first.
82. _Why do words in the English language become obsolete?_
Because it is a living language.
83. _What is a new word?_
One that has recently come into use.


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