The Oxford guide to etymology /
Durkin, Philip.
The Oxford guide to etymology / Philip Durkin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - x, 347 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Acknowledgements -- About this book -- Introduction -- What is a word? : which words need etymologies? -- Are words coherent entities? -- Word formation -- Lexical borrowing -- The mechanisms of borrowing -- Change in word form -- Semantic change -- Etymology and names -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Suggestions for further reading -- References -- General index -- Index of word forms.
9780199236510 0199236518
2009004873
English language--Etymology.
Language and languages--Etymology.
412 / D963 2009
The Oxford guide to etymology / Philip Durkin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - x, 347 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Acknowledgements -- About this book -- Introduction -- What is a word? : which words need etymologies? -- Are words coherent entities? -- Word formation -- Lexical borrowing -- The mechanisms of borrowing -- Change in word form -- Semantic change -- Etymology and names -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Suggestions for further reading -- References -- General index -- Index of word forms.
9780199236510 0199236518
2009004873
English language--Etymology.
Language and languages--Etymology.
412 / D963 2009