Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, Lance J. Luschnig

ETYMA Two

An Introduction to Vocabulary Building from Latin and Greek

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

ETYMA II is an undergraduate or advanced high school textbook for English vocabulary-building. It is divided into three parts, beginning with a brief history of foreign words in English, including information on families of languages, the Indo-European relations of English, and the development of the language.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 597g
• ISBN-13: 9780761868934
• ISBN-10: 0761868933
• Artikelnr.: 47547917

Autorenporträt

Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, Lance J. Luschnig

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations and Symbols
Foreword
SECTION ONE: HISTORY IN WORDS
Chapter One: Families of Languages
Chapter Two: The Indo-European Family of Languages
Chapter Three: Some Definitions
Chapter Four: The Beginnings of English
Chapter Five: The Anglo-Saxons in England
Chapter Six: The Normans in England
Afterword: Modern English
SECTION TWO: LATIN WORDS IN ENGLISH
Chapter One: Vade Mecum
A. Latin Nouns and Adjectives
Chapter Two: Direct Entries & Simple Changes
Chapter Three: Adjective-Forming Suffixes
Chapter Four: Noun-Forming Suffixes
Interlude 1: Review of Latin Nouns and Adjectives
B. Latin Verbs
Chapter Five: Latin Verbs Become English
Chapter Six: Prefixes
Interlude 2: Review of Latin Verbs and Prefixes
Chapter Seven: The Present Base of Latin Verbs, Suffixes
Chapter Eight: The Participial Base of Latin Verbs, Suffixes
Interlude 3: Review of Latin Verbs, Prefixes, and Suffixes
SECTION THREE: GREEK WORDS IN ENGLISH
Chapter Nine: Greek Words-Simple Changes
Chapter Ten: Compounds from Two Noun Bases
Chapter Eleven: Greek Adjectives Used in English
Chapter Twelve: Greek Suffixes
Chapter Thirteen: Greek Prefixes
Chapter Fourteen: Greek Verbs
Postlude: Review of Greek (Nine to Fourteen)
Appendix I: Latin Noun Declensions
Appendix II: Summary of Latin Plurals
Glossary I: Latin Base Words
Glossary II: English to Latin
Glossary III: Greek Words, Bases, Combining Forms
Glossary IV: English to Greek
Index