Author: Hensleigh WedgewoodPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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A Dictionary of English Etymology
Author: Hensleigh WedgewoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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A Dictionary of English Etymology. [With an Introd. on the Origin of Language]; 1
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Author: Hensleigh 1803-1891 WedgwoodPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014619303
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Languages : en
Pages : 264
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An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology
Author: Anatoly LibermanPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452913218
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
This work introduces renowned linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman's comprehensive dictionary and bibliography of the etymology of English words. The English etymological dictionaries published in the past claim to have solved the mysteries of word origins even when those origins have been widely disputed. An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology "by contrast, discusses all of the existing derivations of English words and proposes the best one. In the inaugural volume, Liberman addresses fifty-five words traditionally dismissed as being of unknown etymology. Some of the entries are among the most commonly used words in English, including man, boy, girl, bird, brain, understand, key, ever, " and yet." Others are slang: mooch, nudge, pimp, filch, gawk, " and skedaddle." Many, such as beacon, oat, hemlock, ivy," and toad," have existed for centuries, whereas some have appeared more recently, for example, slang, kitty-corner, " and Jeep." They are all united by their etymological obscurity. This unique resource book discusses the main problems in the methodology of etymological research and contains indexes of subjects, names, and all of the root words. Each entry is a full-fledged article, shedding light for the first time on the source of some of the most widely disputed word origins in the English language. "Anatoly Liberman is one of the leading scholars in the field of English etymology. Undoubtedly his work will be an indispensable tool for the ongoing revision of the etymological component of the entries in the Oxford English Dictionary."" --Bernhard Diensberg, OED" consultant, French etymologies Anatoly Liberman is professor of Germanic philology at the University of Minnesota. He has published many works, including 16 books, most recently Word Origins . . . and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone."
A Dictionary of English Etymology. [with an Introd. on the Origin of Language] with Notes and Additions by George P. Marsh
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Author: Hensleigh WedgwoodPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290617109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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A Dictionary of English Etymology
Author: Hensleigh WedgwoodPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
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A Dictionary of English Etymology
Author: Hensleigh WedgwoodA Dictionary of English Etymology
Author: Hensleigh WedgwoodPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 830
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English Etymology
Author: Friedrich KlugePublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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A Dictionary of English Etymology, by Hensleigh Wedgwood,... with an Introduction on the Origin of Language. 3rd Edition Thoroughly Revised and Enlarged
Author: Hensleigh WedgwoodDictionary of Word Origins
Author: Joseph T ShipleyPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504068041
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1067
Book Description
This extensive reference volume presents the etymological history of thousands of English words. The story of how words come to be is the story of how humans think, and how we fashion our civilizations. Words can be the product of long and intertwining histories, migrations from other languages, or new coinages of science or slang. This diversity of origins is part of what gives the English language its beauty and power. In Dictionary of Word Origins, etymologist Joseph T. Shipley provides a fascinating window into the evolution of modern English, from the onomatopoetic aspect of “abash” to the animalistic origins of “zodiac.”