Philip Durkin: 2 books
Borrowed Words
A History of Loanwords in English
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
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...
by Philip Durkin
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning....