Word origins : and how we know them :
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press ,
2005
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- 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