The World of Words
An Introduction to Language in General and to English and American in Particular
1st Edition
Published on 22. May 2015
Book
Hardback
354 pages
978-1-138-90441-5 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1939, this book provides a brief but comprehensive view of language in general, and of English and American language in particular. It is suitable for beginners and those who wish to learn about the basics of linguistics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-90441-5 (9781138904415)
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The World of Words
An Introduction to Language in General and to English and American in Particular
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The World of Words
An Introduction to Language in General and to English and American in Particular
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Eric Partridge
The World of Words
An Introduction to Language in General and to English and American in Particular
E-Book
05/2015
Routledge
€69.99
Available for download
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Eric Partridge
Content
Preface; Part 1 1. Families of Languages 2. The English Language 3. The American Language Part 2 4. How Words Begin 5. Why Words Get New Meanings and Why Languages Change 6. Why Some Words Live, Some Die: Fashions in Words Part 3 7. English: Good; Bad; and Worse Part 4 8. What Grammar is-and Why Part 5 9. The Fun of Word History; Appendix: Phonetic Symbols; Index