English Vocabulary Elements

A Course in the Structure of English Words

William R. Leben, Brett Kessler, Keith Denning (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

362 Seiten

2023 | 3rd Revised edition
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-092547-5 (ISBN)

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English Vocabulary Elements draws on the tools of modern linguistics to help students acquire an effective understanding of learned, specialized, and scientific vocabulary. This fully refined and updated edition helps develop familiarity with over 500 Latin and Greek word elements in English and shows how these roots are the building blocks within thousands of different words. Along the way, the authors introduce and illustrate many of the fundamental concepts of linguistics, sketch word origins going back to Latin, Greek, and even Proto-Indo-European, and discuss issues around meaning change and correct usage. Moreover, the volume adds new illustrative examples, self-help tests, and study questions. A companion website provides supplementary materials including an Instructor's Manual with an answer key. Offering a thorough approach to the expansion of vocabulary, English Vocabulary Elements is an invaluable resource that provides students a deeper understanding of the language.

William R. Leben is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Stanford University. Brett Kessler is Associate Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. Keith Denning was Professor of Linguistics at Eastern Michigan University.

Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables
Symbols and Abbreviations

1. The Wealth of English

2. The History of English and Sources of English Vocabulary

3. Morphology: The Structure of Complex Words

4. Allomorphy

5. Phonetics

6. Regular Allomorphy; Numeric Elements

7. Meaning Change

8. Usage and Variation

9. Latin and Greek morphology

10. The Prehistory of English and the Other Indo- European Languages

11. Later Changes: From Latin to French to English

Appendix 1. Elements to Glosses
Appendix 2. Glosses to Elements
Glossary
Further Reading and Research Tools
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	25.11.2022
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	812 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-19-092547-7 / 0190925477
ISBN-13	978-0-19-092547-5 / 9780190925475
Zustand	Neuware