Laurie Bauer

Vocabulary (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. They provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further study. Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.
Vocabulary:
* covers issues such as the power of words to influence our perceptions
* looks at the origins of words from English and other languages
* explores the relationships between the meanings and shapes of words
* examines the correlation of different kinds of words with different style levels
* uses striking and entertaining examples to make fundamental points about the words we use
* lays the groundwork for further study in morphology, lexical semantics, historical linguistics and lexicography.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134712854
• Artikelnr.: 42669829

Autorenporträt

Laurie Bauer

Inhaltsangabe

Using this book
Acknowledgements
1 The magic of words
2 Vocabulary statistics
3 Borrowing
4 New words from English 1: compounds
5 New words from English 2: derivatives
6 Meaning relationships
7 Formal relationships
8 Stylish words
9 Technical words
10 Where words come from: etymology
11 Words that change their meanings
12 Dictionaries
13 Where next?
Answers to exercises
Index