Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Córdoba, 4 entries in the bibl

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 effect

Since 1965, Donald Ayers' English Words from Latin and Greek Elements has helped thousands of students to a broader vocabulary by showing them how to recognize

Help students build their vocabulary as well as their knowledge of history and culture. This book has already been successfully tested with hundreds of students

English Words: History and Structure is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English, the words borrowed from the classical languages. It surveys