Author: Anne C. WebbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A Manual of Etymology
Author: Anne C. WebbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A manual of etymology; or a vocabulary of English words derived from the Latin language, principally through the medium of the French; with notes, etc
Author: Robert SULLIVAN (LL.D.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
English Words from Latin and Greek Elements
Author: Donald M. AyersPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816508990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
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.
A Manual of Latin Etymology, as Ultimately Derived... from the Greek Language... Together with The Formation of the Latin Cases, Tenses, Moods, Persons, and Other Terminations from the Greek
Author: Francis Edward Jackson ValpyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Oxford Guide to Etymology
Author: Philip DurkinPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191618780
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning. He considers how such changes can be part of wider linguistic processes, or be influenced by a complex mixture of social and cultural factors. He illustrates every point with a wide range of fascinating examples. Dr Durkin investigates folk etymology and other changes which words undergo in everyday use. He shows how language families are established, how words in different languages can have a common ancester, and the ways in which the latter can be distinguished from words introduced through language contact. He examines the etymologies of the names of people and places. His focus is on English but he draws many examples from languages such as French, German, and Latin which cast light on the pre-histories of English words. The Oxford Guide to Etymology is reliable, readable, instructive, and enjoyable. Everyone interested in the history of words will value this account of an endlessly fascinating subject.
The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
Author: Walter W. SkeatPublisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853263118
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Walter Skeat (1835-1912) was one of the greatest investigators of the roots of the English language, and his remarkable scholarship was instrumental in the revival of the great works of early English Literature. His astonishing detective work into the origins and development of the world's most widely used language provides an unsurpassed guide to its flexibility and richness.
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
Author: A Dictionary of Derivations, Or, An Introduction to Etymology, on a New Plan
Author: Robert SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A Dictionary of Derivations; Or, An Introduction to Etymology
Author: Robert SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
English Past and Present
Author: Richard Chenevix TrenchPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732634485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: English Past and Present by Richard Chenevix Trench