1. How does knowledge of the historic perspective of English aid students in reading and spelling?
   
   
2. What are the major periods of the development of English, and what are five factors that influenced the development of English?
   
   
3. Describe the overall characteristics of words of Anglo-Saxon origin and describe the sound–symbol correspondences, syllable types, and morphology of these words.
   
   
4. Describe the overall characteristics of words of Latin origin and describe the sound–symbol correspondences, syllable types, and morphology of these words.
   
   
5. Describe the overall characteristics of words of Greek origin and describe the sound–symbol correspondences, syllable types, and morphology of these words.

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