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Word origins for lawyers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Autry, Rick
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Ill. : American Bar Association, [2012]
Subjects:
Law > Terminology.
Law > Dictionaries.
Table of Contents:
  • Useful linguistics terms
  • Dictionary
  • The world of words
  • Folk etymology
  • False etymology to make a point
  • Types of definition
  • Short forms
  • Generalization
  • Specialization
  • Pejoration and melioration
  • Association and similitude
  • Figurative extension
  • Grimm's law
  • Prescriptive vs. descriptive dictionaries
  • Looking something up in a dictionary
  • The peoples who influenced English
  • Latin influence on English
  • Idiomatic phrasal verbs
  • Vagueness and ambiguity.