Word origins : and how we know them :

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liberman, Anatoly (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2005
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Online Access:Table of contents

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245 1 0 |a Word origins :   |b and how we know them :   |b etymology for everyone   |c Anatoly Liberman 
260 |a Oxford ; New York :   |b Oxford University Press ,   |c 2005 
300 |a vii, 312 p. ;   |c 22 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-294) and indexes 
505 0 |a 1. The objects of etymology -- 2. The thing and the sign -- 3. Sound imitative words -- 4. Sound symbolism -- 5. Folk etymology -- 6. Words based on reduplication -- 7. Infixation -- 8. Disguised compounds -- 9. Suffixes, prefixes, misdivision, and blends -- 10. Words and names -- 11. Coinages by known individuals -- 12. Borrowed words -- 13. A retrospect: the methods of etymology -- 14. Sound laws -- 15. Change of meaning in language history -- 16. The origin of the earliest words and ancient roots -- 17. The state of English etymology -- 18. Conclusion 
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