The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJohns Hopkins University Press, 1984 M03 1 - 672 pages 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. |
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... song of an indecent character ” -so popular that a number of later songs were written “ to the tune of With a fading . " Autolycus's own phrases match his lewd inclination ; he tells of a crowd so intently absorbed in a ballad singer ...
... song of an indecent character ” -so popular that a number of later songs were written “ to the tune of With a fading . " Autolycus's own phrases match his lewd inclination ; he tells of a crowd so intently absorbed in a ballad singer ...
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... song . Minnesinger ( Minne : love ; Minnelied : love song ) . There was a jolly miller once , Lived on the river Dee ; He worked and sang from morn till night ; No lark more blithe than he , And this the burden of his song Forever us'd ...
... song . Minnesinger ( Minne : love ; Minnelied : love song ) . There was a jolly miller once , Lived on the river Dee ; He worked and sang from morn till night ; No lark more blithe than he , And this the burden of his song Forever us'd ...
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... song : a burst of glorious song at dying . In folklore , the swan is considered dumb until its dying . Varieties of the graceful bird are called mute swan , trumpeter swan , whistling swan , or whooper ; the last term seems most ...
... song : a burst of glorious song at dying . In folklore , the swan is considered dumb until its dying . Varieties of the graceful bird are called mute swan , trumpeter swan , whistling swan , or whooper ; the last term seems most ...
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Joseph Twadell Shipley No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
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