Origins: An Etymological Dictionary of Modern EnglishThis etymological dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock. As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of individual words, it is a fascinating book to browse through, and includes extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary. |
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User Review - Goodreadsfor the word nerds. will increase your deployment of the etymological fallacy. that said, if one can make some kind of slick derridean/bakhtinian argument about how the fullness of the etymology is ... Read full review
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User Review - GoodreadsEndlessly fascinating and tremendously useful-- want to know why a word seems to have so many associations? Here it is, the map to our language. Read full review
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| Title | Origins: An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English |
| Author | Eric Partridge |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 1966 |
| ISBN | 0415050774, 9780415050777 |
| Length | 972 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference |
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