The Oxford guide to etymology
Philip Durkin
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العنوان واسم المؤلف
The Oxford guide to etymology / Philip Durkinبيانات النشر
آکسفورد : Oxford University Press، 2009مالمواصفات الشكلية
x, 347 p.: ill.; 26 cm.الموضوع
English language EtymologyLanguage and languages Etymology
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انگلیسیملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.المحتويات
Acknowledgements -- About this book -- Introduction -- What is a word? : which words need etymologies? -- Are words coherent entities? -- Word formation -- Lexical borrowing -- The mechanisms of borrowing -- Change in word form -- Semantic change -- Etymology and names -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Suggestions for further reading -- References -- General index -- Index of word forms