Cambria Scarecrow Festival

CAMBRIA SCARECROW FESTIVAL – FALL FESTIVAL IN CALIFORNIA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5CI75Sxbs

The perfect symbol of the fall purpose is the Scarecrow. The folk in Cambria are taking it a bit further into making it wonderful magical work of arts. Scarecrow originated over 3000 years ago. Quite simply there are used does not mean to scare the crow away from the field. The Scarecrows of Cambria are substantially more than a stick with clothing and stuff, etc. Since the Cambria Scarecrow Festival’s inaugural year in 2009, Cambria has fascinated visitors each October with an array of unique and artfully crafted scarecrows, all designed by local Cambrian artists. The scarecrows are displayed throughout the town and resemble popular fictitious characters, realistic children, and more. The Scarecrow Festival is a celebration of arts in the California Seaside Community. From the end of September to October 31^st, there will be increased population for nearly four hundreds magical characters waiting to get visitors on Cambria East and West villages and the business district of San Simeon.

Nowadays, people are making the smart Scarecrow. They add a small key barcode into the scarecrow’s sign which smartphone or tablet can scan that barcode. It brings the information about the particular scarecrow’s fun fact, such as who is creating it? What’s name is it? Who is sponsoring it? Why can it be created? As well the most important is it lets them create the scarecrow. That will be important because there is a contest for favorite scarecrow and the winner will get great prize. For the prize is a wonderful weekend for two in the town of Cambria. It includes two nights stay in White Water Inn in Moonstone beach. It includes lunch for two in Indigo Moon, dinner for two at Robin’s Restaurant, or wine and cheese tasting in Harmony Cellars, two tickets to the Hearst Castle’s Grand Room Tour, and shopping at Sweet Offerings nearby candy store. 

Reference:

http://www.winecoastcountry.com/events/cambria-scarecrow-festival/ retrieved from website on March 15^th, 2015 at 15:08

http://www.cambriascarecrows.com/ retrieved from website on March 15^th, 2015 at 15:10

Gender : Masculine and Feminine Words

MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX

NOUN FEMININE FORMS

English has a small clutch of nouns with feminine derivational suffixes. All but one of these feminizing suffixes {-ster} are of foreign origin. They have been added to a masculine form or to base morpheme. Here are the lists of most of them!

No	Suffix	Masculine	Feminine
1	-e	Fiancé	Fiancée
2	-enne	Comedian	Comedienne
3	-ess	Patron	Patroness
4	-etta	Henry	Henrietta
5	-ette	Farmer	Farmerette
6	-euse	Masseur	Masseuse
7	-ina	George	Georgina
8	-ine	Hero	Heroine
9	-ster	Spinner	Spinster
10	-stress	seamster	Seamstress

These suffixes vary in vitality from –ess the most productive, to –stress, which is completely dead. Two of them, -enne and –euse, occur only in words borrowed from French. The –e, also from French, is merely orthographic, and is not heard in the spoken words. The –ster is no longer a feminizing suffix but now indicates any person, usually male: gangster, oldster, prankster.

Look at another example:

Grammatical gender is a system of noun classification. A common gender classification includes masculine and feminine categories. Masculine nouns are words for men, boys and male animals. Feminine nouns are words for women, girls and female animals.

Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Abbot	Abbess	Viscount	Viscountess
Actor	Actress	Master	Mistress
Author	Authoress	Murderer	Murderess
Bachelor	Spinster	Poet	Poetess
Bride	Groom	Nephew	Niece
Canon	Canoness	King	Queen
Conductor	Conductress	Prince	Princess
Czar	Czarina	Policeman	Policewoman
Dauphin	Dauphiness	Peer	Peeress
Duke	Duchess	Bachelor	Maid
Elector	Electress	Deacon	Deaconess
Emperor	Empress	Uncle	Aunt
Enchanter	Enchantress	Priest	Priestess
Gentleman	Ladies	Husband	Wife
God	Goddess	Governor	Governess
Heir	Heiress	Wizard	Witch
Host	Hostess	Manager	Manageress
instructor	Instructress	Sorcerer	Sorceress
Major	Majorette	Shepherd	Shepherdess
Monk	Nun	Adulterer	Adulteress
Paul	Paulina	Benefactor	Benefactress
Prior	prioress	Jew	Jewess
Proprietor	Proprietress	Hunter	Huntress
Protector	Protectress	Giant	Giantess
Songster	Songstress	Negro	Negress
Waiter	Waitress	Traitor	Traitress

Animal	Masculine	Feminine
Rabbit	Buck	Doe
Horse	Stallion	Mare
Sheep	Ram	Ewe
Pig	Boar	Sow
Chicken	Rooster	Hen
Duck	Drake	Duck
Cattle	Bull	Cow
Goose	Gander	Goose
Fox	Fox	Vixen
Tiger	Tiger	Tigress
Lion	Lion	Lioness
Bullock	Bullock	Heifer
Bee	Drone	Bee
Dog	Dog	Bitch

Credit: www.clarkscript.com (Nouns Gender)

                www.english-for-student.com (Nouns Gender)

                www.myenglishpages.com (Masculine and Feminine Words)

                Zaim, M. 2015. Mophology and Syntax. Padang: FBS UNP Press (page 44-45)