Greek & Latin Roots of English

The sixth edition expands the introduction to each chapter, and contains revised exercises in each chapter that reinforce and expand both vocabulary and analytical skills developed in previous chapters. The sixth edition also features expanded Latin and Greek alphabetical vocabulary lists, analytic exercises and other reader-friendly updates.

List of contents

Preface

1. A Polyglot Stew (Or Food for Thought)

2. Language and History

3. How Latin Works

4. Latin into English

5.How Greek Works

6.Greek into English

7.Latin and Greek Prefixes

8. Latin and Greek Numbers

9. Government and Politics

10.Psychology

11. The Social Sciences

12. Science and Mathematics

13. Human Biology and Medicine

14.It's an Academic Question

15.The Classical Influence

16.Myth, Religion, and Philosophy

17.Lingua Latina Etiam Vivit! (The Latin Language Still Lives!)

About the author

Tamara M. Green is professor of classics and chair of the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College of the City University of New York.

Summary

The sixth edition expands the introduction to each chapter, and contains revised exercises in each chapter that reinforce and expand both vocabulary and analytical skills developed in previous chapters. The sixth edition also features expanded Latin and Greek alphabetical vocabulary lists, analytic exercises and other reader-friendly updates.

Product details

• Authors: Tamara M. Green, Green Tamara M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781538128633
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2863-3
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, Latin, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Historical and comparative linguistics