2007-05-18 23:07:30 · 3 answers · asked by terezia a 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I think it refers to whether the word comes from the language of the conquered people of the area or their overlords. The language of the overlords is always looked on as "better" so even their vocabulary is.
For example, after the French conquered England in 1066, a lot of French words entered the lexicon, but always "from above" so French-derived English words generally sound more impressive than Anglo-Saxon words.
BTW, strata is the PLURAL of stratum.
2007-05-18 23:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strata is singular of stratum
strata/ stratum-- horizontal layer of rock, etc in the earth's crust;
2007-05-19 06:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by Libra_16 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
difficult matter. check out with google. it could help!
2014-11-13 22:47:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋