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What's in a Word?: Etymological Gossip About Some Interesting English Words - Hardcover

Gorrell, Robert

 
9780874173673: What's in a Word?: Etymological Gossip About Some Interesting English Words
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0874173671 ISBN 13: 9780874173673
Verlag: University of Nevada Press, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Modern English is rich in words derived from sources as diverse as classical Latin and Greek, Indonesian and other Asian languages, European mythology and religion, and the popular culture of many times and places. In this survey of the origins of several hundred familiar English words, linguist Robert Gorrell explores the myriad ways our language has been shaped by successive conquests of Britain by the Romans, Germanic tribes, and Normans; by borrowings from Greek (which followed the spread of Christianity into the British Isles), Arabic, Native American languages, French, and others; and by the spread of British conquerors, colonists, and merchants around the world.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robert Gorrell is professor of English emeritus at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of more than a dozen books and his weekly newspaper column "Straight Talk" was published in the Reno Gazette-Journal for thirteen years through 1995. He is the recipient of numerous distinguished service awards from the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada Humanities Committee, and the University of Nevada Alumni Association.

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Verlag
University of Nevada Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0874173671
ISBN 13 
9780874173673
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1
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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