Exercises. EModE Morphology I

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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa II Year 2012-2013

Prof. Nuria Calvo Cortés

Morphology in EModE

Exercise 1. Texts A and B (Extracted from the CEECS)

a) Comare t!e use of 2nd erson ronouns

a. "!# are t!ere a fe$ differen%es&

') (nal#se ver'al formsa. In $!at $a#s are infle%tions different&

'. Can #ou identif# an# su'un%tive forms&

%. (re t!ere an# tenses t!at $ould 'e different toda#&d. (re t!ere an# erfe%t tenses $it! t!e ver' *'e+&

%) (nal#se t!e nouns in genitive %ase

d) (nal#se modal ver'sa. "ould t!e same ones 'e used toda#&

'. Can #ou see an# differen%es in meaning&

e) (nal#se relative ronouns

f) (nal#se t!e 3rd erson ronoun for inanimate nounsg) (nal#se %omarative and suerlative forms of ade%tives and,or adver's

a. Can #ou identif# an# irregular forms&

!) (nal#se t!e form of adver'si) Indi%ate an# ot!er relevant ase%ts t!at #ou !ave found $ort! %ommenting on

TEXT A. Letter from "inefrid !imel'# an /nglis! nun $riting from a %onvent inLouvain to ertrude (ston !er nie%e $ritten in 12.

Feb. 23, 1672. My dear sweet Chyld,

I know not whither I shuld chyd or pitty thee,as being ignorant o the cause o thy sylence. Ia! inclyned to ear, thou art either sad or sick. "he last !ay e#cuse thee, but the $rst not at all.%a, i so, thou art !ost uniust, and keepe !yowne ro! !e, and derawdest !e o !y right.&o I estee!e it, to bear part in all thy concernes,espetially su'erance. "her thou shalt ne(er bealone, by !y consent. "heror, dear chyld, tell!e truly and largely, how it goes with thycontent) and, i I !ay ha(e lea(e to co!parebace and !eane things with high, perhaps *oddeals with thee, as !y !other did with !e,





when a little oolish chyld, and nuely weanedro! the brest. I gott a trick to suck !y thu!,but she so rub+d it with wor! wood, I uickly let

that sport. &o I phansy, -llty *od sprinkels withbitternis all thy lo(+d pleasures, and will notha(e thee suck dry broken cesterns) but drinckull draughts at the ountayne head o true andlasting ioys, such as ow in religion. Forgi(e !e,!y chyld, I cannot orbear to say this) !y hart isso topull o desyre to ha(e thee as happy as !ysel. /ut I wod not ha(e thee take it or

persuasion, unless thou $nde, as I suspect, nosolid content wher thou art) but supposing thoudoest, I a! truly satis$ed, and will belee(e, andhope, *od will !ake thee a sayntt, wher thouart, and that0s all I car or. I ne(er till now hada!bition to be a prophetess. I !ust desyre yr prayers or dear &r Mary

Coyny, who dyed in 1 dayes sicknis so rayle aower is youth and beauty. "rust not to itt *att,i thou beest wyse but you know who says, no!atter how soone the ruit all, so it hang till itbe ripe. "hough her death was une#pected, yetshe had the e#cellent preparation o an Inocent,and (irtuous lye. e ha(e hope ne#t su!er, to

see Mrs eston, and Mrs Mary 4acon) and 5eatsais, you !ust !ake up that trinity o ioyes. /uttis ti!e to present the kyndnis o yr rinds, lest Iwant roo!e. "he $rst place is our dear ather+sdew. %one beore hi! in tender lo(e or you,e#cept !y sele. %e#t !y lord, in his playne but





A(ery one kindles, and !entaynes there owneyre) and burne in it, though ne(er canconsu!e, thy !ost a'ectionat ante,

. ".

TEXT B. Letter from "inefrid !imel'# to !er ne!e$s and nie%es at ellamour $ritten

in 10.

My dear Children, *irls and /oys, A(er since !y Bubily, I ha(e long+d oropportunity to con(ay thes little things weargi(en !e then) because I e#pect none so $neagen. I hope you understand !e well enough, toknow, that when I send you nothing, tis becauseI ha(e nothing I thinck you will car or) or els orwant o opportunity. 4owe(er, I ha(e one way o con(aying kyndnis, which can ne(er !ischary)and dayly !ake use o itt. ;et perhaps you willnot recei(e it, till the day o eternity. "hen youl

see !y cares, !y prayers, !y neer concerns oreach o you. *att, I reBoice in thy health, andability to ser(e thy ather, and assist thybrothers, and sisters. "is a hapines, I hope, dearFranck will share in shortly. /ut I ha(e so!eaprehension Franck, that thou wilt want 9octorConuest in the country. I will thanck hi! or the

good he has done thee be sure thou lea(est ogrei or !y good lady. "hou !ust not bee sucha stranger to hea(en as to thinck itts gaine, yourlosse. e ha(e all inde(ored to speed her ightto that b. eternity. *od bless sweet Mall, at,





and 4ab, and all o you. I orgot to tell thee *att,I ne(er had that letter yr ather tells !e you ritt)but Franck I had both o yours, and sent a little

purs, and christall, to thee, by one Mr 9igby) butI doubt he ner deli(ered it, tho he pro!ised are.%ow I send all together, agree a!ongyoursel(es, as I know you will but what e(eryour ather lyks best, know or certayne, that isdesigned or hi!, Fro! your !ost intirely lo(ing aunt, . ".

Exercise . Text C

a) Identif# t!e 2nd erson ronouns $!# are su%! ronouns used&

') (nal#se t!e usage and meanings of modal ver's%) (nal#se t!e use of su'un%tive

a. "!at $ould 'e t!e Pd/ %orresondent ver's&

'. In $!at sort of senten%es are t!e# used&

d) Can #ou identif# an# relative %lauses& Is t!ere an#t!ing se%ial a'out t!em&e) (nal#se t!e %omarative and,or suerlative forms. (re t!e# different %omared to

Pd/&

f) (re t!ere an# se%ial stru%tures t!at %aug!t #our attention& "!i%! ones&

TEXT C. (n e4tra%t from *!e 'oo5 of Hus'andr#+ 67aster 8it9!er'ert 1:3;). a5en from

t!e Helsin5i Corus.

- &4"A =A&&% F "4A 4D&/-%9A

ne thinge I wyl aduise the to re!e!bre, and specially in wynterEty!e,whan thou sytteste by the yre, and hast supped, to consyder in thy !ynde,whether the warkes, that thou, thy wye, < thy seruauntes shall do, be !oreauauntage to the than the yre, and candellElyghte, !eate and drynke that theyshall spende, and i it be !ore auantage, than syt styll and i it be not, than goto thy bedde and slepe, and be (ppe bety!e, and breake thy aste beore day,that thou !ayste be all the shorte wynters day about thy busynes. -tgra!!erEscole I lerned a (erse, that is this, >&anat, sancti$cat, et ditat surgere!ane@ . "hat is to say, Arly rysyng !aketh a !an hole in body, holer in soule,and rycher in goodes. -nd this !e se!eth shuld be suGcient instruction or thehusbande to kepe !easure.

Exercise !. Text "





a) (nal#se t!e use of 2nd erson ronouns

a. Is t!ere an#t!ing se%ial a'out t!em& ') (re t!ere an# se%ial $!-$ords t!at $ould 'e different toda#&

%) <er' forms

a. (nal#se t!e su'un%tive forms

'. (re t!ere an# erfe%t or rogressive tenses& Is t!ere an#t!ing se%ial a'outt!em&

%. (nal#se t!e usage and meaning of modal ver's

d) (re t!ere an# ot!er %omments #ou t!in5 are $ort! %onsidering&

TEXT ". /4tra%t from a sermon '# =o!n 8is!er on ood 8rida# 1:3&. a5en from t!e

Helsin5i Corus

"his high poynte o kindenesse was not as yet shewed (nto this !an by oursauiour Christ, and he neuerthelesse was asha!ed o his sinne. "hou hastperaduenture done !uch !ore outragious sinne, and hast been !uch !ore(nkynde ater this his !oste wonderull passion su'ered or thy sake, then euer

that king was, < that also !aketh thy sinne !uch !ore horryble. "hou hastater thy pro!ise !ade (nto hi!, alsi$ed the sa!e pro!ise and (ntruelybroken it, by !ultiplying o !any oule and abho!inable sinH, < by otenrenewing o the sa!e. "hou dyddest pro!ise once at the sacra!ent obaptis!e to keepe thy ayth < trueth (nto thy sauiour, < to orsake the diuel <all his works8 -n honest !an, or an honest wo!an would be !uch asha!ed tobrek their pro!ise, < specially to theyr riend8 -lbeit the worlde is now ull osuch lorrells, that doo no !ore regard to break their pro!ise, then to drinkwhen they be drye. 4ow oten hast thou broken thy pro!ise8 -las !an learn tobe asha!ed and saye with the :rophet Asdras, >9eus !eus, conundor eterubesco leuare acie! !ea! uonia! iniuitates nostrae leuatae sunt supercaput nostru!@ , that is to say, !y god I a! conounden and asha!ed to

lyt (p !y ace (nto thee, or our sinnes be rysen ar aboue our heads. ;ewo!en when there is any black spot in your aces, or any !oole in yourkerchiues, or any !yer (pon your clothes, be you not asha!ed8 yes orsoothsyr8 /ut I shall tell you, where o you ought to be asha!ed. &urely i your sowlshaue any spots o deadly sinne in the!, or when our sauiour so dearely withhis !ost precious bloud, < with all these greeuous paynes dyd wash and wype,< clense our soules ro! euery spot o deadly sinne, ye should be !uchasha!ed to deyle the! againe8 I you be asha!ed or a oule !yrie shoo, andnot o a oule stincking soule, ye !ake !ore dearer your shooes, then yoursoules. I ye be asha!ed o a spot in your clothes < haue no sha!e or !anygreat blots in your soules. hat shal I say but >Frons !eretricis acta est tibi)noluisti erubescere@, that is to say, thou hast taken (pon thee the ace o a

brothell, thou wylt not be asha!ed. I thou thendepely consider how !any sha!eul blots o sinne be in thy soule, beore theeyes o al!ightie *od, < all the glorious court o heauen, < how by the! thouhast (tterly broken thy pro!ise (nto god, < co!!itted so great (nkindnesagainst this !oste louing charitie, that was shewed (nto thee or thy loue < orthy sake by our sauiour on the crosse I suppose thou shalt ynde !atter, <cause o great sha!e, i any sparkle o honesty be yet let in thy soule8

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