English Words and Their Background
Author : George Harley McKnight
Publisher :
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 1923
Category : English language
ISBN :
English Words
Author : Donka Minkova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 46,97 MB
Release : 2009-03-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521882583
Book Description
A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.
English Words from Latin and Greek Elements
Author : Donald M. Ayers
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 24,41 MB
Release : 1986-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780816508990
Book Description
Presents an overview of the development of the English language and examines the formation of words especially from Greek and Latin roots. Also discusses definitions and usage.
History in English Words
Author : Owen Barfield
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 1926
Category : English language
ISBN :
Book Description
Borrowed Words
Author : Philip Durkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 0199574995
Book Description
This book shows how, when, and why English took words from other languages and explains how to find their origins and reasons for adoption. It covers the effects of contact with languages ranging from Latin and French to Yiddish, Chinese, and Maori, from Saxon times to the present. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English.
Around the World in 80 Words
Author : Paul Anthony Jones
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 25,90 MB
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 022668279X
Book Description
What makes a place so memorable that it survives forever in a word? In this captivating round-the-world tour, Paul Anthony Jones acts as your guide through the intriguing stories of how eighty places became immortalized in the English language. You’ll discover why the origins of turkeys, limericks, Brazil nuts, and Panama hats aren’t quite as straightforward as you might presume. If you’ve never heard of the tiny Czech mining town of Jáchymov—or Joachimsthal, as it was known until the late 1800s—you’re not alone, which makes its claim to fame as the origin of the word “dollar” all the more extraordinary. The story of how the Great Dane isn’t all that Danish makes the list, as does the Jordanian mountain whose name has become a byword for a tantalizing glimpse. We’ll also find out what the Philippines has given to your office inbox, what Alaska has given to your liquor cabinet, and how a speech given by a bumbling North Carolinian gave us a word for impenetrable nonsense. Surprising, entertaining, and illuminating, this is essential reading for armchair travelers and word nerds. Our dictionaries are full of hidden histories, tales, and adventures from all over the world—if you know where to look.
Origins of Words and Phrases
Author : Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780276442445
Book Description
Reveals the secrets, scandals and surprises behind the words used every day. This book includes the stories and the personalities that have helped shape the English language from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron, to Rudyard Kipling and Salmon Rushdie.
The Origins of English Words
Author : Joseph Twadell Shipley
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0801896436
Book Description
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.
Oxford English Dictionary
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 30,97 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780195218893
Book Description
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Word Origins ... and How We Know Them
Author : Anatoly Liberman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0195161475
Book Description
Telling the origins of hundreds of words, this funny, charming, and conversational book takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words.
