Donka Minkova, Robert Stockwell

English Words

History and Structure

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 173mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780521882583
• ISBN-10: 0521882583
• Artikelnr.: 26370420

Autorenporträt

Robert Stockwell is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Lexical heritage
2. The background of English
3. The early modern English cultural scene
4. Smaller than words: morphemes and types of morphemes
5. Allomorphy, phonetics, and affixation
6. Replacement rules
7. Deletion rules and other kinds of allomorphy
8. Fossilized allomorphy. False cognates and other etymological pitfalls
9. Semantic relations and semantic change
10. The pronunciation of classical words in English.

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1. Lexical heritage; 2. The background of English; 3. The early modern English cultural scene; 4. Smaller than words: morphemes and types of morphemes; 5. Allomorphy, phonetics, and affixation; 6. Replacement rules; 7. Deletion rules and other kinds of allomorphy; 8. Fossilized allomorphy. False cognates and other etymological pitfalls; 9. Semantic relations and semantic change; 10. The pronunciation of classical words in English.

Rezensionen

'This text is very accessible to all levels of reader. Stockwell and Minkova assume no knowledge of linguistics or linguistic terminology, and they explain all technical concepts and jargon in simple terms. Anyone studying the history of the English language, or any branch of diachronic linguistics, will benefit from it. English Words: History and Structure is suitable both for undergraduates and those with a more casual interest in the subject.' Daniel Austin, Fun-with-words.com