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The Origins of English Words : A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Joseph Twadell Shipley (1984, Hardcover)

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801830044
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Number of Pages671 Pages
Publication NameOrigins of English Words : a Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1984
SubjectMiscellaneous, Dictionaries, Linguistics / Psycholinguistics, Linguistics / Etymology, Linguistics / General
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorJoseph Twadell Shipley
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatHardcover

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Reviews"Not since the late Frank H. Vizetelly has there been an etymologist of the stature and erudition of Joseph T. Shipley, whose 26 books on various aspects of the English language are not only illuminating but a joy to read. Now, with The Origins of English Words, Dr. Shipley has outdone himself."-- West Coast Review of Books, "A dictionary as invaluable to the philologist as it is a wellspring of delight for any inquisitive person."-- Perihelion, "The title promises a discursive voyage, and Shipley is as good as his word. He's a scholarly, humorous, rambling fellow, and his 636-page itinerary is filled with the excitement of chance encounters with long-lost cousins in distant lands."-- Newsday
Dewey Edition23
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Dewey Decimal422
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Frequent Word Forms and Transformations Notes on Usage Bibliography List of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Indo-European roots Index of English Words
SynopsisThere 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.
LC Classification NumberPE1571.S46 1984

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