Durkin Philip (Oxford University Press)
Durkin Philip (Oxford University Press) - Borrowed Words A History Of Loanwords In English - Hardcover
Durkin Philip (Oxford University Press) - Borrowed Words A History Of Loanwords In English - Hardcover
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Description: 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 and Yiddish. Philip Durkin's full and accessible history reveals how when and why. He shows how to discover the origins of loanwords when and why they were adopted and what happens to them once they have been. The long documented history of English includes contact with languages in a variety of contexts including: the dissemination of Christian culture in Latin in Anglo - Saxon England and the interactions of French Latin Scandinavian Celtic and English during the Middle Ages; exposure to languages throughout the world during the colonial era; and the effects of using English as an international language of science. Philip Durkin describes these and other historical inputs introducing the approaches each requires from the comparative method for the earliest period to documentary and corpus research in the modern. The discussion is illustrated at every point with examples taken from a variety of different sources. The framework Dr Durkin develops can be used to explore lexical borrowing in any language. This outstanding book is for everyone interested in English etymology and in loanwords more generally. It will appeal to a wide general public and at the same time offers a valuable reference for scholars and students of the history of English.
Title: Borrowed Words A History Of Loanwords In English
Author(s): Durkin Philip (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199574995
Pages: 512 Pages, Line Drawings, Graphs, Tables
Publication Date: 4/1/2014
Category: Lexicography
Description: 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 and Yiddish. Philip Durkin's full and accessible history reveals how when and why. He shows how to discover the origins of loanwords when and why they were adopted and what happens to them once they have been. The long documented history of English includes contact with languages in a variety of contexts including: the dissemination of Christian culture in Latin in Anglo - Saxon England and the interactions of French Latin Scandinavian Celtic and English during the Middle Ages; exposure to languages throughout the world during the colonial era; and the effects of using English as an international language of science. Philip Durkin describes these and other historical inputs introducing the approaches each requires from the comparative method for the earliest period to documentary and corpus research in the modern. The discussion is illustrated at every point with examples taken from a variety of different sources. The framework Dr Durkin develops can be used to explore lexical borrowing in any language. This outstanding book is for everyone interested in English etymology and in loanwords more generally. It will appeal to a wide general public and at the same time offers a valuable reference for scholars and students of the history of English.
Title: Borrowed Words A History Of Loanwords In English
Author(s): Durkin Philip (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199574995
Pages: 512 Pages, Line Drawings, Graphs, Tables
Publication Date: 4/1/2014
Category: Lexicography
