The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

Shipley, Professor Joseph Twadell

ISBN 10: 0801830044 / ISBN 13: 9780801830044

Editore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984

Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Codice articolo J10A-03754

Riassunto:

Looks at thousands of Indo-European root words which have evolved and combined to create modern English words

Recensione:

"Hats off to Joseph Shipley." -- William Safire, New York Times

"A dictionary as invaluable to the philologist as it is a wellspring of delight for any inquisitive person." -- Perihelion

"A word-loving browser's delight." -- Atlantic Monthly

"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

"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

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Titolo: The Origins of English Words: A Discursive ...
Casa editrice: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1984
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good
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