浅谈英语词根
摘要：现在随着全球经济的发展，国际间的交流也愈加频繁，英语的学习也从一种潮流变成一种必然。词汇量是英
语学习的关键，但词汇的积累是一个漫长而痛苦的过程。然而大部分的英语学习者都在记忆单词和遗忘单词的道路 上反复挣扎，十分痛苦。那么在词汇的积累方面是否拥有捷径呢？词根就是通往词汇宝库的金钥匙。本文通过词根
的定义、词根的来源、词汇中的词根、学习词根的意义等方面介绍了词根。掌握词根，就可以更科学地，更有效率
地扩大词汇量。
关键字：英语学习；词汇；词源；词根
Talking about the English Roots
Abstract: Now with the development of global economy, international communication is more and more frequent, English
learning has become a trend from a necessity. Vocabulary is the key to English learning, but the accumulation of vocabulary
is a long and painful process. However, most English learners are struggling with the process of memorizing and forgetting
words. Are there shortcuts to vocabulary building? Roots are the golden key to the treasure house of words. This paper
introduces the root of a word from the following aspects: the definition of the root, the origin of the root, the root in
vocabulary, and the meaning of learning the root. By mastering the roots of words, we can enlarge our vocabulary more
scientifically and efficiently.
Keywords: English learning; vocabulary; etymology; root
Contents
1 The background .......................................................................................................................1
1.1 English -- the most internationally influential language ...............................................1
1.2 The importance of vocabulary.......................................................................................1
1.3 Difficult learning status of learners...............................................................................1
2 What is a root...........................................................................................................................2
2.1 Definition of root...........................................................................................................2
2.2 classifications of roots...................................................................................................3
3 The origin of roots...................................................................................................................3
3.1The development history of English...............................................................................4
3.2 Etymology .....................................................................................................................5
3.3 Confirmations of the morphology and meaning of the classical etymology (adhesive
root) .....................................................................................................................................6
4 The root of a word ...................................................................................................................7
4.1 Birth of words................................................................................................................7
4.2 Word formation..............................................................................................................7
4.3 influence of root on "spelling ........................................................................................8
4.3.1 The increase of letters ..........................................................................................8
4.3.2 The letters fall off.................................................................................................8
4.3.3 The letter changes.................................................................................................8
4.3.4 Hyphens................................................................................................................9
4.4 Influence of root on meaning.........................................................................................9
5 The meaning of learning roots.................................................................................................9
5.1 learning the root of words is conducive to better memory of word forms....................9
5.2 learning root is helpful to correctly understand the meaning of words.......................10
5.3 learning root is helpful to understand the pronunciation rules of words and reduce the
blindness of pronunciation ................................................................................................10
5.4 Learning roots helps to expand vocabulary rapidly .................................................... 11
6 Conclusion............................................................................................................................. 11
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