Word Origins...And How We Know Them

Word Origins...And How We Know Them
Author: Anatoly Liberman
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2009-03-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195387074


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A guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson explains how the origins and history of hundreds of words are determined, discussing such topics as folk etymology, changes of meaning in language history, borrowed words, and the methods of etymology.