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Word Origins...And How We Know Them

Anatoly Liberman
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      Word Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words.Part history, part how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Anatoly Liberman EAN: 9780195387070 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 439 g HEIGHT: 209 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-04-30 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, REFERENCE / Word Lists WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      Language: history and general works, Historical and comparative linguistics

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      Anatoly Liberman is a Professor of the Humanities at the University of Minnesota. His principle areas of research include the literature and languages of the Middle Ages, folklore, mythology, the history of science, linguistics, and poetic translation. He has published over 400 academic articles and books.
      Word Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words.Part history, part how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Anatoly Liberman EAN: 9780195387070 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 439 g HEIGHT: 209 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-04-30 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, REFERENCE / Word Lists WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      Language: history and general works, Historical and comparative linguistics

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      Anatoly Liberman is a Professor of the Humanities at the University of Minnesota. His principle areas of research include the literature and languages of the Middle Ages, folklore, mythology, the history of science, linguistics, and poetic translation. He has published over 400 academic articles and books.

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