Author : Charles W. Dunmore
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1585109894
Book Description
Studies in Etymology is a textbook for a course or self study in building vocabulary through an understanding of Latin and Greek roots and the grammar of word formation. The first half of the book is devoted to Latin roots and word formation through the influence of Latin grammar and language development. The second half of the book deals with Greek, the nuances of Greek grammar and syntax, as well as the influences of such things as Greek mythology on the creation of words in English. A special section is devoted to science and medicine.