Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9780415163989 |
| ISBN10: | 0415163986 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 100 pages |
| Size: | 246x174 mm |
| Weight: | 226 g |
| Language: | English |
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Category:
Literature in general, reference works
Linguistics in general, dictionaries
Semantics, lexicography
Language textbooks
Language teaching
Literature in general, reference works (charity campaign)
Linguistics in general, dictionaries (charity campaign)
Semantics, lexicography (charity campaign)
Language textbooks (charity campaign)
Language teaching (charity campaign)
Vocabulary
Series:
Language Workbooks;
Edition number: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Date of Publication: 19 March 1998
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Short description:
Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. Vocabulary provides an introduction to the study of words, focusing in particular on English words.
Long description:
Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. They provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further study. Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.
Vocabulary:
* covers issues such as the power of words to influence our perceptions
* looks at the origins of words from English and other languages
* explores the relationships between the meanings and shapes of words
* examines the correlation of different kinds of words with different style levels
* uses striking and entertaining examples to make fundamental points about the words we use
* lays the groundwork for further study in morphology, lexical semantics, historical linguistics and lexicography.
Vocabulary:
* covers issues such as the power of words to influence our perceptions
* looks at the origins of words from English and other languages
* explores the relationships between the meanings and shapes of words
* examines the correlation of different kinds of words with different style levels
* uses striking and entertaining examples to make fundamental points about the words we use
* lays the groundwork for further study in morphology, lexical semantics, historical linguistics and lexicography.
Table of Contents:
Using this book, Acknowledgements, 1 The magic of words, 2 Vocabulary statistics, 3 Borrowing, 4 New words from English 1: compounds, 5 New words from English 2: derivatives, 6 Meaning relationships, 7 Formal relationships, 8 Stylish words, 9 Technical words, 10 Where words come from: etymology, 11 Words that change their meanings, 12 Dictionaries, 13 Where next?, Answers to exercises, Index
