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Author : George Harley McKnight
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book English Words and Their Background written by George Harley McKnight and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donka Minkova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521882583
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book English Words written by Donka Minkova and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.
Author : George Harley McKnight
Publisher : Riverrun Press (New York, NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book English Words and Their Background written by George Harley McKnight and published by Riverrun Press (New York, NY). This book was released on 1969 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Heidi Harley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119485673
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)
Download or read book English Words written by Heidi Harley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Words is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of English words from a theoretically informed linguistic perspective. accessibly written to give students a command of basic theory, skills in analyzing English words, and the foundation needed for more advanced study in linguistic theory or lexicology covers basic introductory material and investigates the structure of English vocabulary introduces students to the technical study of words from relevant areas of linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics and psycholinguistics
Author : Joseph Twadell Shipley
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801867842
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (678 download)
Download or read book The Origins of English Words written by Joseph Twadell Shipley and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.
Author : Donald M. Ayers
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816508990
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)
Download or read book English Words from Latin and Greek Elements written by Donald M. Ayers and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1986-04 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an overview of the development of the English language and examines the formation of words especially from Greek and Latin roots. Also discusses definitions and usage.
Author : Robert Claiborne
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 9780385414272
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (142 download)
Download or read book The Roots of English written by Robert Claiborne and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1990 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Claiborne gives readers a short history of the English language to show how most of the words we use today evolved from a single taproot language called Indo-European. This book is a must for all word buffs and language lovers; an intelligent and uniquely accessible examination of our vocabulary by a recognized authority.
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195218893
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Oxford English Dictionary written by John A. Simpson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Author : Philip Durkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199574995
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Borrowed Words written by Philip Durkin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how, when, and why English took words from other languages and explains how to find their origins and reasons for adoption. It covers the effects of contact with languages ranging from Latin and French to Yiddish, Chinese, and Maori, from Saxon times to the present. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English.
Author : John Ayto
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408101602
Total Pages : 983 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Word Origins written by John Ayto and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an A-Z format with detailed cross references, and written in a style that is both authoritative and accessible, Word Origins is a valuable historical guide to the English language.
Author : Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
ISBN 13 : 9780276442445
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Origins of Words and Phrases written by Reader's Digest Association, Limited and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the secrets, scandals and surprises behind the words used every day. This book includes the stories and the personalities that have helped shape the English language from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron, to Rudyard Kipling and Salmon Rushdie.
Author : Ka Adkerson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (339 download)
Download or read book English Vocabulary Words written by Ka Adkerson and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes learning new words and their origin very interesting by going to the roots of words and knitting a story around the same to make it very interesting. So rather than an academic exercise learning new words becomes fun through anecdotes. As the focus is on the roots of the words that came from Latin and Greek you learn more than one word once you understand the roots of the word. The same way the writer gives you how multiple word roots join to form more complex words.
Author : Anatoly Liberman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199889015
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Word Origins And How We Know Them written by Anatoly Liberman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words. Anatoly Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. Every chapter is packed with dozens of examples of proven word histories, used to illustrate the correct ways to trace the origins of words as well as some of the egregiously bad ways to trace them. He not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. And along the way, the reader is treated to a wealth of fascinating word facts. Did they once have bells in a belfry? No, the original meaning of belfry was siege tower. Are the words isle and island, raven and ravenous, or pan and pantry related etymologically? No, though they look strikingly similar, these words came to English via different routes. Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
Author : Owen Barfield
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book History in English Words written by Owen Barfield and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas R. Lounsbury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Standard of Usage in English written by Thomas R. Lounsbury and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : P. Corson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401104255
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Using English Words written by P. Corson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using English Words examines the impact that the life histories of people have on their vocabulary. Its starting point is the taken-for-granted fact that the vocabulary of English falls into two very different sections. Randolph Quirk mentions this striking incompatibility between the Anglo Saxon and the Latinate elements in English: "the familiar homely-sounding and typically very short words" that we learn very early in life and use for most everyday purposes; and "the more learned, foreign-sounding and characteristically rather long words" (1974, p. 138). It is mainly the second type of word that native speakers start learning relatively late in their use of English, usually in the adolescent years of education, and keep on learning. It is mainly the one type of word, rather than the other, that ESL/ EFL students have more difficulty with, depending on their language background. This book shows how discursive relations, outside education, 'position' people through their vocabularies. Some are prepared for easy entry into lifetime prospects of relative privilege and educational success, while others are denied entry. In writing this book, I share an aim with other writers who observe the many discontinuities that exist between discursive practices in communities outside schools, and the discursive demands that schools make (e. g. Hamilton et a1. [19931, Heath [1983], Luke [19941, Philips [1983], Romaine [1984], Scollon & Scollon [1981]).
Author : Christopher Upward
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444342975
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book The History of English Spelling written by Christopher Upward and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of English Spelling “Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is therefore ripe for a fresh presentation, and this is what George Davidson has done, building on the huge collection of historical data amassed by Christopher Upward, and giving it narrative shape. I have been waiting for a source-book like this for a long time, and I’m delighted that it has found a place in this series.” David Crystal, Language Library series editor Few languages are riddled with as many spelling inconsistencies and irregularities as English. Why is there such dissonance between the sounds of English and the spelling used to represent them? The answer lies in the history of the language itself. The History of English Spelling reveals the rich and complex history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day. The book provides a highly detailed, letter-by-letter analysis of the Old English basis of Modern English spelling, followed by in-depth coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek and the many other languages that have contributed to current orthography. Upward and Davidson also explore events in the socio-political history of England as the setting for developments in spelling, along with the works of a number of lexicographers (especially Johnson and Webster), and various proposals for spelling reform. The History of English Spelling reveals the richness of the complex and often frustrating alphabetic spelling system used in the English language. A complementary website with additional research material can be found at www.historyofenglishspelling.info
