IndoEuropean Roots bc印度欧洲的根公元前.pptVIP

Indo-European Roots How words diverge from a common root Similarities Between Languages Chance/Accidental Universal Features of Human Language -ex. Cuckoo and ruff Borrowings -ex. Tortilla -ex. Latin ad nauseum -ex. Greek agora Comparative Method “One fact and one hypothesis” - Fact: Similarities between certain languages are so numerous that there must be another explanation. - Hypothesis: These languages must derive from a common ancestor. “Daughter-in-law” Sanskrit: snusaa* Old English: snoru Old Church Slavonic: snǔkha Russian: snokhá Latin: nurus Greek: nuós Armenian: nu The Fi