The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 2001 - 672 էջ There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. |
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... head ) . Some words , though short , have traced a longer trail . Taxi is a shortening of taxicab , itself a cutting of taximeter cabriolet ; in other words , a little ( originally two - wheeled ) vehicle that bounds like a goat ( Capri ...
... head ) . Some words , though short , have traced a longer trail . Taxi is a shortening of taxicab , itself a cutting of taximeter cabriolet ; in other words , a little ( originally two - wheeled ) vehicle that bounds like a goat ( Capri ...
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... head , hear , heard , hearken . The farmer may sow the seed , then use the sow for meat . R. B. Sheridan ( in parliament ) : Where shall I find a more foolish knave or a more knavish fool than this ? Hear ! Hear ! Eager Honorable ...
... head , hear , heard , hearken . The farmer may sow the seed , then use the sow for meat . R. B. Sheridan ( in parliament ) : Where shall I find a more foolish knave or a more knavish fool than this ? Hear ! Hear ! Eager Honorable ...
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Ներեցեք, այս էջի պարունակությունն արգելված է:.
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Ներեցեք, այս էջի պարունակությունն արգելված է:.
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