发表于2024-12-23
Word Origins 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
图书标签: 英语 词源 词汇 etymology 英文 英文原版 word vocabulary
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.
很棒。如果更全点就更好了,讲了单词的起源,很有用
评分花了一年多,终于看完了。但也不知记住了多少。对很多单词的来源书中都有详细的介绍,拉丁与希腊语占了词源的大多数,但书中还是追溯到印欧语词。如果学过拉丁语对英语的了解会更深一层,比如duodenum直接就是拉丁语,全称是intestinum duodenum digitorum,duodenum就是十二的意思。写论文时常用的etc,ibid也都是拉丁语 。
评分对于英语本身感兴趣的童鞋很有意思
评分拟声那部分比较好读,普通语言学说能指与所指是任意的,但词源学确立了一些类似偏旁又能指意的音节(sound symbolism)。
评分拟声那部分比较好读,普通语言学说能指与所指是任意的,但词源学确立了一些类似偏旁又能指意的音节(sound symbolism)。
Word Origins 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书