The average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an A-Z format with detailed cross references, and written in a style that is both authoritative and accessible, Word Origins is a valuable historical guide to the English language.
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深入淺齣講詞源的一本書,打算從頭讀到尾,邊讀自己邊整理。 p.s. 買書時,我看亞*馬*遜上好多人反映紙質硬、最後幾頁不清楚,嚇得我沒買亞*馬*遜上九十多元的,買瞭dang*dang上二百多元的,結果到手一看,我去,紙質又白又硬,最後幾頁詞源樹的部分不清晰(但勉強能看清)。但是看著也不像盜版書,我估計正版就是這樣的,早知道就不花這冤枉錢瞭????
评分對於英語本身感興趣的童鞋很有意思
评分擬聲那部分比較好讀,普通語言學說能指與所指是任意的,但詞源學確立瞭一些類似偏旁又能指意的音節(sound symbolism)。
评分很棒。如果更全點就更好瞭,講瞭單詞的起源,很有用
评分擬聲那部分比較好讀,普通語言學說能指與所指是任意的,但詞源學確立瞭一些類似偏旁又能指意的音節(sound symbolism)。
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