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Word origins : -- and how we know them : etymology for everyone / Anatoly Liberman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: vii, 312 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780195161472
  • 0195161475
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 422
LOC classification:
  • PE 1574 L695w 2005
Online resources: Summary: Word Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. (Midwest).
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PE 1574 L695w 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000081322

Comprend des ref. bibliogr. (p. 253-294) et des index.

Word Origins is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. (Midwest).

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