The average English speaker knows approximately 50,000 words -- almost 25 times more words than there are stars visible in the night sky. The Dictionary of Word Origins uncovers the often surprising connections between words. In more than 8,000 entries, the dictionary reveals the origins of and links between words like beef and cow, secret and crime, flour and pollen, imbecile and bacteria, plankton and complain. Written in a clear and informative style, the Dictionary of Word Origins shows how English today has developed ...
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The average English speaker knows approximately 50,000 words -- almost 25 times more words than there are stars visible in the night sky. The Dictionary of Word Origins uncovers the often surprising connections between words. In more than 8,000 entries, the dictionary reveals the origins of and links between words like beef and cow, secret and crime, flour and pollen, imbecile and bacteria, plankton and complain. Written in a clear and informative style, the Dictionary of Word Origins shows how English today has developed from its Indo-European origins and how diverse influences on the language have intermingled. This highly browsable reference also looks at the many new words and coinages that enter the language every year.
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Add this copy of Dictionary of Word Origins: Histories of More Than 8, to cart. $32.69, new condition, Sold by pacaritambo books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austin, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Arcade.
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New in As New jacket. Book CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1991 Arcade large (& heavy) hardcover (olive boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first US edition, no printing given. PROBLEM: DJ shows edge wear top edge and bottom edge spine. Interior clean & tight. CONTENT: An alphabetical listing of some 8000 English words with their histories, this book omits other dictionary features such as pronunciation, part of speech, and, in most cases, definitions. It is interesting to explore the sometimes surprising groups of related words; under doctor, for example, we are referred to 11 other entries, ranging from dainty to paradox. The date of a word's first appearance in the language is indicated by century or by "OE" for Old English. The author is English, so Americans will miss some typically American words such as raccoon, ranch, or stoop (porch).
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