LEADER 03796nam 22007092 450 001 9910450368203321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-283-32954-9 010 $a9786613329547 010 $a1-139-13401-9 010 $a0-511-79116-X 010 $a1-139-13018-8 010 $a1-139-14662-9 010 $a0-511-06707-0 010 $a0-511-06076-9 010 $a0-511-06920-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000017996 035 $a(EBL)217705 035 $a(OCoLC)57141718 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147730 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160826 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147730 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10018125 035 $a(PQKB)10669581 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511791161 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC217705 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL217705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10069919 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL332954 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000017996 100 $a20141103d2001|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnglish words $ehistory and structure /$fRobert Stockwell and Donka Minkova$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-79362-9 311 $a0-521-79012-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn introduction to the textbook -- Word origins -- The background of English -- Composition of the early modern and modern English vocabulary -- Smaller than words: morphemes and types of morphemes -- Allomorphy, phonetics, and affixation -- Replacement rules -- Deletion rules and other kinds of allomorphy -- Fossilized allomorphy: false cognates, and other etymological pitfalls -- Semantic change and semantic guesswork -- The pronunciation of classical words in English -- Appendix I. An introduction to dictionaries -- Appendix II. Master root list. 330 $aEnglish Words: History and Structure is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English, the words borrowed from the classical languages. It surveys the historical events that define the layers of vocabulary in English, introduces some of the basic principles of linguistic analysis, and is a helpful manual for vocabulary discernment and enrichment. Exercises accompanying each chapter and further readings on recent loans and the legal and medical vocabulary of English will be available online in the near future. ? Introduces students to some basic linguistic terms needed for the discussion of phonological and morphological changes accompanying word formation ? Designed to lead students to a finer appreciation of their language and greater ability to recognize relationships between words and discriminate between meanings ? An informative appendix discusses the history and usefulness of the best known British and American dictionaries ? Online readings and exercises to deepen and strengthen knowledge acquired in the classroom 606 $aEnglish language$xEtymology 606 $aEnglish language$xMorphology 606 $aEnglish language$xWord formation 606 $aVocabulary$vProblems, exercises, etc 615 0$aEnglish language$xEtymology. 615 0$aEnglish language$xMorphology. 615 0$aEnglish language$xWord formation. 615 0$aVocabulary 676 $a422 700 $aStockwell$b Robert P.$01039814 702 $aMinkova$b Donka$f1944- 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450368203321 996 $aEnglish words$92480413 997 $aUNINA