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Author / Creator:Denning, Keith M.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description:xii, 255 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Vocabulary.
Vocabulary.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1712572
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Other authors / contributors:Leben, William Ronald, 1943-
ISBN:019506609X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Pronunciation
  • 1. Introduction: The Wealth of English
  • 2. The History of English and Sources of English Vocabulary
  • 3. Morphology: Analyzing Complex Words
  • 4. Allomorphy
  • 5. Phonetics
  • 6. Regular Allomorphy: Numerals and Number Words
  • 7. Polysemy and Semantic Change
  • 8. Usage and Variation
  • 9. Latin and Greek Morphology
  • 10. Prehistory of English and the Other Indo-European Languages
  • 11. Latin Words, Phrases, and Abbreviations
  • 12. Later Changes: From Latin to French to English
  • Appendix I, Part 1. Morphemes to Glosses
  • Appendix I, Part 2. Glosses to Morphemes
  • Appendix II. Morpheme Sets 1 to 9
  • Index