The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsThere 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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With the Norman con- quest of England under William , called " the Conqueror , " but owing much to Halley's Comet , the appearance of which was interpreted as an omen of disaster and broke King Harold's morale ( shown on the famous ...
With the Norman con- quest of England under William , called " the Conqueror , " but owing much to Halley's Comet , the appearance of which was interpreted as an omen of disaster and broke King Harold's morale ( shown on the famous ...
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In both the United States and England , school and orchestra have a k sound ; but schedule is pronounced skedule in the one country and shedule in the other . Scandinavian fisk and Ger- man Fisch are both pronounced as English fish .
In both the United States and England , school and orchestra have a k sound ; but schedule is pronounced skedule in the one country and shedule in the other . Scandinavian fisk and Ger- man Fisch are both pronounced as English fish .
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Joseph Twadell Shipley No preview available - 2001 |
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