The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 2001 M07 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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... sound to an f sound in the German Vater, Danish fader, and English father. By noting such resemblances and changes, it is possible to construct a single origin of seemingly diverse words. Thus, one IndoEuropean root may have burgeoned ...
... sound to an f sound in the German Vater, Danish fader, and English father. By noting such resemblances and changes, it is possible to construct a single origin of seemingly diverse words. Thus, one IndoEuropean root may have burgeoned ...
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... sound. Radar (radio detecting and ranging) and scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) are acrostics, words fashioned from the first letters of the words they represent. Chortle (by Lewis Carroll) is a fusion of chuckle ...
... sound. Radar (radio detecting and ranging) and scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) are acrostics, words fashioned from the first letters of the words they represent. Chortle (by Lewis Carroll) is a fusion of chuckle ...
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... sounds listed below, may later have changed to the next sound to the right. Gutturals: g, k, kh (h), g Examples: genus, kin; choler, gall; host, guest Dentals: d, t, th (f), d Examples: dual, two; triple, three; fume, dust Labials: (v) ...
... sounds listed below, may later have changed to the next sound to the right. Gutturals: g, k, kh (h), g Examples: genus, kin; choler, gall; host, guest Dentals: d, t, th (f), d Examples: dual, two; triple, three; fume, dust Labials: (v) ...
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... sounds, drop any sound that got in the way of rapid expression, or add any that made for smoother flow. Looking along such changes, one can sympathize with Voltaire's remark that in etymology vowels do not count, and consonants count ...
... sounds, drop any sound that got in the way of rapid expression, or add any that made for smoother flow. Looking along such changes, one can sympathize with Voltaire's remark that in etymology vowels do not count, and consonants count ...
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... sound mean, according to its meaning, has grown from three roots: medhyo (the golden mean, median); mei (low, nasty); and meino (denote). Confounded. Sounds. Some consonantal sounds are not part of the speech equipment of certain peoples ...
... sound mean, according to its meaning, has grown from three roots: medhyo (the golden mean, median); mei (low, nasty); and meino (denote). Confounded. Sounds. Some consonantal sounds are not part of the speech equipment of certain peoples ...
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