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English vocabulary elements : a course in the structure of English words /

"This book is designed for college-level courses about English words and word structure. It explores how units of a language-sounds, word elements, words-function together and how a language functions in society over time. The ultimate aim is to acquaint native and non-native English speakers w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leben, William R., 1943- (Author), Kessler, Brett, 1956- (Author), Denning, Keith M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Vocabulary.
English language > Grammar.
English language > Study and teaching (Higher)
Vocabulary > Study and teaching.
Anglais (Langue) > Vocabulaire > Étude et enseignement.
Anglais (Langue) > Grammaire > Étude et enseignement.
English language > Grammar
Vocabulary
Language teaching & learning.
Language.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The wealth of English
  • The history of English and sources of English vocabulary
  • Morphology: the structure of complex words
  • Allomorphy
  • Phonetics
  • Regular allomorphy; numeric elements
  • Meaning change
  • Usage and variation
  • Latin and Greek affixes in English
  • The prehistory of English and the other Indo-European languages
  • Later changes: from Latin to French to English.