Title:
English vocabulary elements : a course in the structure of English words / William R. Leben and Brett Kessler.
ISBN:
9780190925475
9780190925482
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Edition:
Third edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Physical Description:
xxi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
The wealth of English -- The history of English and sources of English vocabulary -- Morphology: the structure of complex words -- Allomorphy -- Phonetics -- Regular allomorphy; numeric elements -- Meaning change -- Usage and variation -- Latin and Greek morphology -- The prehistory of English and the other Indo-European languages -- Later changes: from Latin to French to English.
Summary:
"This book is designed for college-level courses about English words and word structure. It explores how units of a language-sounds, word elements, words-function together and how a language functions in society over time. The ultimate aim is to acquaint native and non-native English speakers with aspects of English vocabulary that may be new to them. This includes practice in analyzing complex words, tracing how English got to its present state, and outlining factors that influence people's attitudes toward English usage. We hope this book will serve students in any field of study looking for better comprehension of English vocabulary as well as anyone curious about the language, its development over time, and its growing importance as a world language"-- Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
on1343298941
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