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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Language is the garden of man's mind ; its fertility , and its beauty , rise from its roots . Il faut cultiver notre jardin . -Candide ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION xi FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS xvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Language is the garden of man's mind ; its fertility , and its beauty , rise from its roots . Il faut cultiver notre jardin . -Candide ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION xi FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS xvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION xi FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS xvii NOTES ON USAGE xxix BIBLIOGRAPHY xxxi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxxiii INDO - EUROPEAN ROOTS 1 INDEX OF ENGLISH WORDS 453 Any dictionary , especially a ...
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION xi FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS xvii NOTES ON USAGE xxix BIBLIOGRAPHY xxxi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxxiii INDO - EUROPEAN ROOTS 1 INDEX OF ENGLISH WORDS 453 Any dictionary , especially a ...
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And recently the Soviet Union has protested against the " corruption " of Russian by English absorptions . English , on the contrary , welcomes new words that identify new items or ideas from xiii Introduction FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND ...
And recently the Soviet Union has protested against the " corruption " of Russian by English absorptions . English , on the contrary , welcomes new words that identify new items or ideas from xiii Introduction FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND ...
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... words fashioned from the first letters of the words they represent . Chortle ( by Lewis Carroll ) is a fusion of chuckle and snort . Word ways are weird . Combinations are very frequent , and continually fashioned : railroad ...
... words fashioned from the first letters of the words they represent . Chortle ( by Lewis Carroll ) is a fusion of chuckle and snort . Word ways are weird . Combinations are very frequent , and continually fashioned : railroad ...
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This volume lists the most productive of these roots , and notes the various and frequently diverse English words into which they have been fashioned . It is the compiler's hope that such a listing and description will il- luminate our ...
This volume lists the most productive of these roots , and notes the various and frequently diverse English words into which they have been fashioned . It is the compiler's hope that such a listing and description will il- luminate our ...
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| Title | The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots |
| Author | Joseph Twadell Shipley |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | JHU Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0801867843, 9780801867842 |
| Length | 672 pages |
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