The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 1.07.2001 г. - 672 страници There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. |
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... language—Etymology. 2. English language—Word formation. 3. English language—Roots. 4. Indo-European languages—Etymology. I. Title. PE1571.S46 1984 422 83-8415 ISBN 0-8018-3004-4 Language is the garden of man's mind; its fertility, and.
... language—Etymology. 2. English language—Word formation. 3. English language—Roots. 4. Indo-European languages—Etymology. I. Title. PE1571.S46 1984 422 83-8415 ISBN 0-8018-3004-4 Language is the garden of man's mind; its fertility, and.
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... Joseph Twadell Shipley. Language is the garden of man's mind; its fertility, and its beauty, rise from its roots. Il faut cultiver notre jardin. —Candide Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS NOTES ...
... Joseph Twadell Shipley. Language is the garden of man's mind; its fertility, and its beauty, rise from its roots. Il faut cultiver notre jardin. —Candide Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION FREQUENT WORD FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS NOTES ...
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... mind who refuses apple dumpling. I am not certain but he is right”— Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia. Although not originating there, the U.S. has taken this fruit into its folklore: “as American as apple pie.” An apple pie without some ...
... mind who refuses apple dumpling. I am not certain but he is right”— Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia. Although not originating there, the U.S. has taken this fruit into its folklore: “as American as apple pie.” An apple pie without some ...
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... mind. exact, exaction, exiguous, exigent; intransigent. stratagem. strategy. assay; essay. epact; transact; retroactive. With L ambi: around (see ambhi) came ambage, ambiguous; embassy, ambassador. Sir Henry Wotton in 1604 neatly ...
... mind. exact, exaction, exiguous, exigent; intransigent. stratagem. strategy. assay; essay. epact; transact; retroactive. With L ambi: around (see ambhi) came ambage, ambiguous; embassy, ambassador. Sir Henry Wotton in 1604 neatly ...
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... mind the story of the proud Persian prince who, to display his skill to his bride, shot a deer in full leap, so that the arrow pierced at once its heel and its heart. When she said, “One takes that for granted,” he in his fury ordered ...
... mind the story of the proud Persian prince who, to display his skill to his bride, shot a deer in full leap, so that the arrow pierced at once its heel and its heart. When she said, “One takes that for granted,” he in his fury ordered ...
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