Read the following excerpt from a passage about etymology.
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. For a language with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages, and texts about the languages, to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods of their history and when they entered the languages in question.
Etymologists also apply the methods of comparative linguistics to reconstruct information about languages that are too old for any direct information to be available. By analysing related languages with a technique known as the comparative method, linguists can make inferences about their shared parent language and its vocabulary. In this way, word roots have been found that can be traced all the way back to the origin of, for instance, the Indo-European language family.
The word etymology is derived from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία, etymologia, itself from ἔτυμον, etymon, meaning "true sense", and the suffix -logia, denoting "the study of".
Which TWO of the following statements agree with the information above?
A) Etymology involves the study of historical texts.
B) Some languages are too old for linguists to understand.
C) The ancient Greeks were the first to study the origins of words.
D) Most words have their origins in Indo-European languages.
E) The word ‘etymology’ derives from a word meaning ‘the study of true sense’.
A&E
Posted by: M.Muneeb | March 30, 2016 at 20:55
my answer is A and E.
Posted by: Quyenvu1810 | March 31, 2016 at 10:09
A and E
Posted by: Adnan Kayani | April 01, 2016 at 05:23
D E
Posted by: bayarmaa | April 01, 2016 at 07:45
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Posted by: suma | April 01, 2016 at 11:22
AE
Posted by: Md Mahbubur Rahaman | April 02, 2016 at 08:05
A&D
Posted by: HANA | April 02, 2016 at 22:17
B,E
Posted by: Helal | April 04, 2016 at 13:03
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Posted by: Helal | April 04, 2016 at 13:06
A
E
Posted by: zain | April 05, 2016 at 18:31
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-A and E
Posted by: NAING MOE | April 06, 2016 at 13:19
A,B
Posted by: marie | April 06, 2016 at 22:33
I want to know the correct answer.
Posted by: naglaa | April 07, 2016 at 08:50
A and E
Posted by: Zeron Ruwali | April 11, 2016 at 15:38
A, E
Posted by: mm | April 12, 2016 at 19:09
A.E
Posted by: mehdi | April 13, 2016 at 15:37
hello eveyone
why D isn't correct?
many thx
Posted by: sifo | April 17, 2016 at 12:24
D,E
Posted by: reem | April 22, 2016 at 17:30
B E
Posted by: Ulfath | May 10, 2016 at 17:57
A, E
Posted by: Maria | May 12, 2016 at 19:48
D and E.. what is the right ans??
Posted by: Vakki | June 05, 2016 at 02:30
True answer are A and E. I really agree with idea that etymology is science which deals with true sense and historical background of words. it can easily refer to history of word to find out real meaning of word, also can refer to any language family such kind of roman german and exc
Posted by: Advocate | June 06, 2016 at 19:22
A and E
Posted by: Ghulam Murtaza | June 27, 2016 at 20:46
D and e
Posted by: Amin | August 04, 2016 at 06:28
D E
Posted by: Amin | August 04, 2016 at 06:30
Could you help me by explaining why we don't choosing the answer is B please. I think it is still correct.
Posted by: Minh | August 19, 2016 at 17:26
A&D
Posted by: SANDESH SHRESTHA | September 04, 2016 at 03:51
A -- Etymology is the study of the history of
words
E -- The word etymology is derived from the Greek word ... meaning "true sense",
Posted by: PK | November 27, 2016 at 15:19
A D
Posted by: Htay Htay Hlaing | January 07, 2017 at 08:43
A
E
Posted by: NIKI | May 17, 2017 at 20:38
I don't think A is correct because "Etymology is the study of the history of words" not "a text". Am I right?
Posted by: Ni | January 09, 2018 at 09:26