Etyma Two - An Introduction to Vocabulary Building From Latin and Greek

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.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l'auteur

Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, Lance J. Luschnig

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia Luschnig Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig Luschnig, Lance J Luschnig, Lance J. Luschnig
• Edition: University Press Of America
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780761868934
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6893-4
• Pages: 366
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Livres scolaires pour élèves; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary & pronunciation, Language: reference & general, Language teaching & learning, Writing systems, alphabets, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), LANGUAGE STUDY / Latin