[PDF.07ly] The Oxford Guide to Etymology

The Oxford Guide to Etymology

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 | #1225214 in Books |  Philip Durkin |  2011-07-14 |  2005-03-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.70 x.80 x9.60l,1.40 | File type: PDF | 352 pages

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||16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent textbook|By Chris Lüer|An excellent and comprehensive book. This book is for anyone who wants to know what etymology is all about, how it works and what problems it faces. If you ever browsed an etymological dictionary or looked at the brief etymologies in a regular dictionary and wondered, "How did they come up with this?", then you should read this book.
||"A very readable, informative, content-packed introduction for the beginner; for the initiated it provides an incentive to ponder the many open questions presented. As such it can be unreservedly recommended."--Elmar Seebold, Anglia|||

This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning. He considers how such changes can be part of wider linguistic processes, or be influenced by a complex mixture of social and cultural factors. He illustrates every poin...

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