scientific words were borrowed (nt, conception, effect, idea, illusion, medium, necessity, decorate, illuminate, absolute, humaine,immidiate) Old Scandinavian(12-14 cent)England had been constantly invaded(sisse tooma) Norveigns, Danes, Sweeds. Especially strong was Danes influence(nt, anger, fellow, husband, sister; to die, to call, to raise; ill, low, odd, ugly). A typical feature of Scandinavian words is sk(sc) skill, scare, scanty(kasin). French found their way to Engl from the Norman dialect. In 1066 Engl was conqured by the Normans. In the 9th cent they conqured the north of France and adopted the French lg and culture. The Normans occupied all the leading positions. The feudal nobility spoke Norman dialect, common people English, religious literature was written in Latin, fiction in French. French words reflect: 1)titles: prince, duke, sir, madam; 2)family:parent, oncle, aunt; 3)military: battle, arms, war, navy;
The main theme (Väinämöinen) is not especially vigorous, it is somewhat mild and static. There is a soft and lyrical subsidiary theme expressing the hero’s love for the Northern Maiden; though there is little contrast between the themes. Example 1. Example 2. The development could have been more purposeful. Preference has been given to repetitions, with some alterations, of the main theme. Qualitatively novel sequences are few. Both the classical harmony and the scanty imitational polyphony are simple. The final section (Presto) proceeds in gushing swing. The German critic Carl Hunnius wrote: Praising the Overture we can say that it reveals a vivid character, contains deep thoughts and is composed boldly with firm features. But its drawback stands in the not great impression at the end. We consider the short and unexpected final Presto guilty in this, booming and banging… threatening to demolish the stately edifice.1
Charlie gave me an awkward, one-armed hug when I stumbled my way off the plane. "It's good to see you, Bells," he said, smiling as he automatically caught and steadied me. "You haven't changed much. How's Renée?" "Mom's fine. It's good to see you, too, Dad." I wasn't allowed to call him Charlie to his face. I had only a few bags. Most of my Arizona clothes were too permeable for Washington. My mom and I had pooled our resources to supplement my winter wardrobe, but it was still scanty. It all fit easily into the trunk of the cruiser. "I found a good car for you, really cheap," he announced when we were strapped in. "What kind of car?" I was suspicious of the way he said "good car for you" as opposed to just "good car." "Well, it's a truck actually, a Chevy." "Where did you find it?" "Do you remember Billy Black down at La Push?" La Push is the tiny Indian reservation on the coast. "No." "He used to go fishing with us during the summer," Charlie prompted.