SUFFIX- MEANING- EXAMPLE Ful- full of- wonderful, merciful Less- without- hopeless, senseless Able- able- readable, capable Ese- pertaining to- Japanese, Siamese Ian- composed of- Christian, Jeffersonian Ic- Characteristic of- angelic, volcaninc Ive- relating to- corrective, active Ous- full of- riotous, poisonous Er- one who- maker, hunter Hood- state, condition- manhood, likelihood Ness- state, condition- greatness, happiness Ship- condition, skill- friendship, workmanship Ess- feminine- lioness, patroness Ee- one who- employee, payee Ism- state, condition- socialism, colloquialism Ive- quality of- detective, captive Ist- one who- pianist, humorist Ment- state of being- refreshment, establishment Ry- qualities of- dentistry, forestry Tion- state, condition- creation, transition En- made of- darken, lighten
Farmer John yelled and waved a pitchfork to frighten them away. 36 Masculine and Feminine Nouns Masculine nouns are words for men and boys, and male animals. Feminine nouns are words for women and girls, and female animals. rooster bride bridegroom hen lion lioness Word File Masculine Feminine boy girl man woman prince princess steward stewardess king queen waiter waitress 37
negative, Indirect questions). 7. … 8. 9. Read the following text and do the two exercises below. The Great Wildebeest Trek Far to the South, where Gol Kopjes rose like ruined castles from the short-grass plains of the Serengeti, a female wildebeest (A) chomped methodically at the close-knit (B) turf. Only her hindquarters, deeply scarred where a lioness had once almost succeeded in clawing her down, distinguished her from her companions, a harem of perhaps two dozen wildebeest cows, many of them accompanied by their calves, gathered together under the watchful eyes of a mature breeding bull. It was a pattern which repeated itself across the plains in every direction as far as the eye could see. Every year the wildebeest nations of the Serengeti congregated here towards the year’s end, and the scarred female had come with them
–ant – pendant, deodorant, assistant –ent – president, superintendent, student –ee – lessee, employee, refugee, escapee, devotee, absentee –ist – Marxist, communist, idealist, economist, perfectionist, racist, Buddhist o To form words of feminine gender -en – vixen -ess – princess, actress, seamstress, goddess, lioness, wife of ambassadress, mayoress, -ine – heroine, o Diminuatives -y - nicknames shorty, Johnny, Mummy, doggy -ie – birdie, doggie or independent formations – bookie, movie -en – maiden, chicken (not productive) -ling – darling, sibling, gosling, duckling, -kin – napkin -ock – buttock, hillock, bullock
Eesti härra, proua/preili on sarnased. Proua = abielus, preili = vallaline. Ei kasutata eriti, sest on vananenud kõlaga. 36. SEKSISTILIKUST KEELEKASUTUSEST MARKEERIMATA JA MARKEERITUD KEELENDITE NÄITEL. See on teine viis analüüsida seksismi. Kuulub asümmeetria alla, kuid erineb eelmisest. Nt lõvi (lion) on markeerimata mõiste, mida kasutatakse nii ema- kui isalõvi puhul. Aga saab ka öelda teisiti: lion – isalõvi ja lioness – emalõvi (markeeritud). Eesti k puhul mõlemad markeeritud (isa- ja ema-). (Eesti k on markeerimiseks kasutusel veel sufiksid -nna ja -tar.) On tavaline, et markeerimata vorm tähendab meest, naissoo saamiseks lisatakse sufiks meessoo vormile.. Ka naiste kohta kasutatakse tänapäeval markeerimata sõnu. See näitab, et keel ja suhtumised muutuvad. Siiski peetakse mõningaid ameteid, nagu kirurg, professor
fussy bird named Zazu. Simba grows into a sassy young cub who sings "I fust Can't Wait 259 T H E W R I T E R ' S JOURNEY ~ T H I R D EDITION Christopher Vogler to he King." Disobeying his father, he sneaks off to explore the spooky Elephant's Graveyard with his young lioness playmate Nala, and there they are terrorized by two comically scary Jackals, servants of Mufasa's jealous brother Scar. Mufasa rescues them but sternly rebukes Simbafor disobeying him. Simba is just beginning to learn the lessons of kingship from his father when Mufasa is cru elly killed in an antelope stampede, thanks to Scar's underhanded trickery. Scar makes Simba