Borrowed Words

2014 History

Author : Philip Durkin
Release : 2014
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 995/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Borrowed Words written by Philip Durkin. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how, when, and why English took words from other languages and explains how to find their origins and reasons for adoption. It covers the effects of contact with languages ranging from Latin and French to Yiddish, Chinese, and Maori, from Saxon times to the present. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English.

Borrowed Words

2014-01-23 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Philip Durkin
Release : 2014-01-23
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis Borrowed Words by : Philip Durkin

Download or read book Borrowed Words written by Philip Durkin. This book was released on 2014-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich variety of the English vocabulary reflects the vast number of words it has taken from other languages. These range from Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, Celtic, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian to, among others, Hebrew, Maori, Malay, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, andYiddish. Philip Durkin's full and accessible history reveals how, when, and why. He shows how to discover the origins of loanwords, when and why they were adopted, and what happens to them once they have been. The long documented history of English includes contact with languages in a variety of contexts, including: the dissemination of Christian culture in Latin in Anglo-Saxon England, and the interactions of French, Latin, Scandinavian, Celtic, and English during the Middle Ages; exposure to languages throughout the world during the colonial era; and the effects of using English as an international language of science. Philip Durkin describes these and other historical inputs, introducing the approaches each requires, from the comparative method for the earliest period to documentary and corpus research in the modern. The discussion is illustrated at every point with examples taken from a variety of different sources. The framework Dr Durkin develops can be used to explore lexical borrowing in any language. This outstanding book is for everyone interested in English etymology and in loanwords more generally. It will appeal to a wide general public and at the same time offers a valuable reference for scholars and students of the history of English.

It's All Greek

2019 REFERENCE

Author : Alexander Tulloch
Release : 2019
Genre : REFERENCE
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Book Rating : 055/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book It's All Greek written by Alexander Tulloch. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us are aware that words such as geometry, mathematics, phobia and hypochondria derive from ancient Greek, but did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse can also trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 BCE? This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind the etymological developments of each example and tracing their routes into modern English via Latin and European languages. It also explains connections with ancient Greek culture, in particular mythology, politics and warfare, and includes proverbs and quotations from Greek literature. Taken together, these words show how we are deeply indebted to the language spoken in Athens 2,500 years ago for the everyday vocabulary we use when conducting our daily business.

On Borrowed Words

2002-07-30 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Ilan Stavans
Release : 2002-07-30
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 949/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book On Borrowed Words written by Ilan Stavans. This book was released on 2002-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, and English-at various points in Ilan Stavans's life, each of these has been his primary language. In this rich memoir, the linguistic chameleon outlines his remarkable cultural heritage from his birth in politically fragile Mexico, through his years as a student activist and young Zionist in Israel, to his present career as a noted and controversial academic and writer. Along the way, Stavans introduces readers to some of the remarkable members of his family-his brother, a musical wunderkind; his father, a Mexican soap opera star; his grandmother, who arrived in Mexico from Eastern Europe in 1929 and wrote her own autobiography. Masterfully weaving personal reminiscences with a provocative investigation into language acquisition and cultural code switching, On Borrowed Words is a compelling exploration of Stavans's search for his place in the world.

Loanwords in the World's Languages

2009 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Martin Haspelmath
Release : 2009
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Download or read book Loanwords in the World's Languages written by Martin Haspelmath. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This landmark publication in comparative linguistics is the first comprehensive work to address the general issue of what kinds of words tend to be borrowed from other languages. The authors have assembled a unique database of over 70,000 words from 40 languages from around the world, 18,000 of which are loanwords. This database allows the authors to make empirically founded generalizations about general tendencies of word exchange among languages." --Book Jacket.

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