The World of Words

An Introduction to Language in General and to English and American in Particular

Eric Partridge (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

354 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-90441-5 (ISBN)

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First published in 1939, this book provides a brief but comprehensive view of language in general, and of English and American language in particular. It is suitable for beginners and those who wish to learn about the basics of linguistics.

Eric Partridge

Preface; Part 1 1. Families of Languages 2. The English Language 3. The American Language Part 2 4. How Words Begin 5. Why Words Get New Meanings and Why Languages Change 6. Why Some Words Live, Some Die: Fashions in Words Part 3 7. English: Good; Bad; and Worse Part 4 8. What Grammar is-and Why Part 5 9. The Fun of Word History; Appendix: Phonetic Symbols; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.5.2015
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals: The Selected Works of Eric Partridge
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-138-90441-4 / 1138904414
ISBN-13	978-1-138-90441-5 / 9781138904415
Zustand	Neuware