| Description |
1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- English Vocabulary Elements -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Symbols and Abbreviations -- About the Companion Website -- 1. The Wealth of English -- 2. The History of English and Sources of English Vocabulary -- 3. Morphology: The Structure of Complex Words -- 4. Allomorphy -- 5. Phonetics -- 6. Regular Allomorphy -- Numeric Elements -- 7. Meaning Change -- 8. Usage and Variation -- 9. Latin and Greek Affixes in English -- 10. The Prehistory of English and the Other Indo-European Languages |
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11. Later Changes: From Latin to French to English -- Appendix 1. Elements to Glosses -- Appendix 2. Glosses to Elements -- Glossary -- Further Reading and Research Tools -- Index |
| Summary |
English Vocabulary Elements draws on the tools of modern linguistics to help students acquire an effective understanding of learned, specialized, and scientific vocabulary. This fully refined and updated edition helps develop familiarity with over 500 Latin and Greek word elements in English and shows how these roots are the building blocks within thousands of different words. The volume includes new illustrative examples, self-help tests, and study questions, and is accompanied by a companion website with an Instructor's Manual. Offering a thorough approach to the expansion of vocabulary, Eng |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar
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English language -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kessler, Brett
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Denning, Keith
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| ISBN |
9780190925499 |
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0190925493 |
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