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Magnifical Dexterity
Year
2012
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
30m
Rating
NR
Performers
Anne Curzan
Written By
Anne Curzan
Publication Information
The Great Courses
Summary
Build your vocabulary with this lecture by surveying the influence of Latin on English during the Renaissance. English was gaining stature in part by borrowing specialized Latin words in the realms of science, music, education, and literature, but some purists argued that English didn't need these "ink-horn" words.