English Vocabulary Elements

by Denning, Keith; Kessler, Brett; Leben, William R.

• ISBN13: 9780195168037
• ISBN10: 0195168038
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This unique text draws on the tools of modern linguistics to help the student acquire an effective understanding of learned, specialized, and scientific vocabulary. English Vocabulary Elements (EVE) helps develop familiarity with over 350 Latin and Greek word elements in English, and shows how these roots are the building blocks within thousands of different words. Along the way the authors introduce and illustrate many of the fundamental concepts of linguistics. Offering a thorough approach to the expansion of vocabulary, EVE is an invaluable resource that provides students a deeper understanding of the language. This book will be useful to upper level high school students, undergraduates in English, Linguistics, and Classics departments, ESL students, and anyone interested in building vocabulary skills. This edition is refined and thoroughly updated. It includes updated cultural references, and the authors have revised and improved the pedagogy based on classroom experience. In particular they account for variations in pronunciation among students; clarify when historical details are important or peripheral; and improve the many examples and exercises that form the core of the book.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Wealth of English

History of English and Sources of English Vocabulary

Morphology: Analyzing Complete Works

Allomorphy

Phonetics

Regular Allomorphy: Numeric Elements

Polysemy and Semantic Change

Usage and Variation

Latin and Greek Morphology

Prehistory of English and the Other Indo-European Languages

Later Changes from Latin to French to English

Elements to Glosses

Glosses to Elements

Glossary

Further Reading and Research Tools

Index

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