Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone by Liberman, Anatoly
Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone by Liberman, Anatoly

Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone

Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a...
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Author: Anatoly Liberman
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Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone by Liberman, Anatoly

Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone

$63.89
Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone by Liberman, Anatoly

Word Origins... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone

$63.89
Author: Anatoly Liberman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words.

Anatoly 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. Every chapter is packed with dozens of examples of proven word histories, used to illustrate the correct ways to trace the origins of words as well as some of the egregiously bad ways to trace them. He not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. And along the way, the reader is treated to a wealth of fascinating word facts. Did they once have bells in a belfry? No, the original meaning of belfry was siege tower. Are the words isle and island, raven and ravenous, or pan and pantry related etymologically? No, though they look strikingly similar, these words came to English via different routes.

Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.


Author: Anatoly Liberman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/13/2009
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780195387070

About the Author

Anatoly Liberman is Professor of the Humanities at the University of Minnesota. For the past seventeen years, he has been working on a new etymological dictionary of English.



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