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Title: The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Joseph Twadell Shipley ISBN: 0-8018-6784-3 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book, well-done, but a bit old
Comment: This is a useful, and highly browseable book. It is a lot of fun, and the author enjoys tracing bawdy terms as well as all the other words in English.
The only drawback to this book is that it is twenty years old, and the study of Indo-European has made enormous progress in those twenty years. As an example, Watkin's dictionary of Indo-European roots (SECOND edition) has virtually obsoleted his first edition -- which was about twenty years old.
But it's enjoyable and useful!
Rating: 5
Summary: A great reference piece
Comment: I am a college junior, and I have found no book more helpful in my studies than this one. It is a great reference work that can be used for so many topics and in so many contexts. It is a necessity in my reference collection. The etymlogies of so many roots and words are throroughly explained, and done so with amazing clarity.
Word Ninja
Rating: 5
Summary: Erudite and entertaining
Comment: Among the 5,000 books in my library, 50 or 60 of them being dictionaries, this is one of the most erudite and entertaining -- a rare combination. The author's knowledge of literature and language is quite remarkable. Apart from being an invaluable serious reference work it is also a wonderful tome for reading in bed (and it's not too heavy!) It is somewhat too complex, too "deep", to buy as a birthday present for an Auntie or Uncle with everyday interests, but it would make a wonderful present for a gifted young nephew or niece who loves to explore and learn about the wondrous riches of our linguistic and literary heritage
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Title: Word Origins : An Exploration and History of Words and Language by Wilfred Funk ISBN: 0517265745 Publisher: Random House Value Pub Pub. Date: 11 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: Dictionary of Word Origins : Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words by John Ayto ISBN: 1559702141 Publisher: Arcade Books Pub. Date: 23 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Calvert Watkins ISBN: 0618082506 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 14 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Chambers Dictionary of Etymology by Barnhart ISBN: 0550142304 Publisher: Chambers Pub. Date: 15 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Word Stems: A Dictionary by John Kennedy ISBN: 1569470510 Publisher: Soho Press, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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