THE LATIN WORDS OF OBAMA’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

Eleonora Simionato and Nicoletta SoranzoLiceo Scientifico “A.Einstein”

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Noun Adjective Verb

Night long To push

Idea economic To test

cost political To approve

Possible serious To vote

Nomination solider To restore

Convention Innocent To defend

Senate To triumph

Optimism To promise

Difficulty To recover

Face To offer

Future To compete

Nation

campaigns

distractions

messagedecisioneconomyTaxesImpactCandidateVisionValuepartDepressionProductSuccessOffice

SIDE TOTAL WORD OF SIDE

LATIN NOUNS LATIN VERBS LATIN ADJECTIVES

% OF LATIN WORDS

1 768 36 11 6 6,9 %

Noun Adjective Verb

Regulation Persistent To move

Construction Real To pretend

Decade Second To offer

Responsibility Recent To elect

Experimentation Corporate To solve

Problem Carbon To dictate

Foundation To program

Product To support

Decline To continue

Administration To reduce

Dependent

Strategy

Opponent

Construction

Planet

SIDE TOTAL WORD OF SIDE

LATIN NOUNS LATIN VERBS LATIN ADJECTIVES

% OF LATIN WORDS

2 819 15 10 6 3,8 %

Noun Adjective Verb

Path Middle To choose

Energy One To change

Batteries Natural To compete

Administration Nuclear To pay

History Tragic To decide

Choice Respected To inspire

Progress To test

Exploration To promise

Time To attack

Company To serve

Strategy to remain

Scientist To define

Imports To celebrate

Supports To visit

Plan To insult

Carbon To reduce

Planet

Climate

Future

Education

Opportunità

Class

Student

Generation

School

Sistem

Science

Math

Family

Letter

Comunity

University

Terrorist

Tribute

Debt

Generation

Sacrifice

Military

uniform

coalition

Dignity

Human

Progress

Crisis

Security

Paece

Government

Face

Ambitions

Dictator

Extremist

Policy

Number

Enemy

Diplomacy

Nation

Future

Analysis

SIDE TOTAL WORD OF SIDE

LATIN NOUNS LATIN VERBS LATIN ADJECTIVES

% OF LATIN WORDS

3 887 58 16 6 9 %

NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB

People Efficient To force

Simple Reponsive To reform

Rate New To create

Principles Poor To base

Commision Social To compromise

Monopoly Personal To spend

Congress Individual To refuse

Deduction Necessary To eliminate

Program To reduce

Mercy To promise

Election To have

Opponent To honor

Regulation To protect

Country To offer

Creator

Iniziative

Force

System

Prosperity

Essence

Democracy

Idea

Obligation

Future

Generation

Company

Family

Poverty

Cancer

Recipient

Corporation

Union

Immigrant

Responsibility

Charity

Patriotism

Defense

SIDE TOTAL WORD OF SIDE

LATIN NOUNS LATIN VERBS LATIN ADJECTIVES

% OF LATIN WORDS

4 861 37 14 8 6,9 %

Noun Adjective Verb

Disorder Possible To decide

Coverage Achieved To control

Limit National To fail

Reason Served To return

Allegiance Amputated To close

Soldier Distant To recover

Surgery To reserve

Voice

Interest

Politician

Convention

Decision

Exactly

Critic

candidate

battle

Mother

Father

Magnitude

Recognition

Plant

Surprise

Competitor

Recession

Asset

Cause

Attack

Hospital

Heores

Scripture

Vote

Notion

Factories

November

Victories

Providence

Horizon

SIDE TOTAL WORD OF SIDE

LATIN NOUNS LATIN VERBS LATIN ADJECTIVES

% OF LATIN WORDS

5-6 985 37 7 6 5 %

TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF LATIN WORDS

273:4320=x:100X=6,3 %

IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THERE ARE MORE LATIN NOUNS THAN LATIN ADJECTIVES AND VERBS