English Vocabulary Elements : A Course in the Structure of English Words / William Ronald Leben, Brett Kessler, Keith M. Denning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leben, William R., 1943- author.

Kessler, Brett, author.

Denning, Keith M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 337 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

English Vocabulary Elements

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press USA, 2023.

Summary:

"This book is designed for college-level courses about English words and word structure. It explores how units of a language-sounds, word elements, words-function together and how a language functions in society over time. The ultimate aim is to acquaint native and non-native English speakers with aspects of English vocabulary that may be new to them. This includes practice in analyzing complex words, tracing how English got to its present state, and outlining factors that influence people's attitudes toward English usage. We hope this book will serve students in any field of study looking for better comprehension of English vocabulary as well as anyone curious about the language, its development over time, and its growing importance as a world language"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The wealth of English

The history of English and sources of English vocabulary

Morphology: the structure of complex words

Allomorphy

Phonetics

Regular allomorphy; numeric elements

Meaning change

Usage and variation

Latin and Greek affixes in English

The prehistory of English and the other Indo-European languages

Later changes: from Latin to French to English.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (directory.doabooks.org, viewed May 29, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-752108-8

0-19-092549-3