A History of Foreign Words in English
A History of Foreign Words in English

Author: Mary Sidney 1896- Serjeantson

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781015093034

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A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English
A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English

Author: Alan Joseph Bliss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 9780710095213

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More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.

Foreign Words
Foreign Words

Author: Vassilis Alexakis

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780975444412

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Crossing countries and continents, this narrative follows a son lost for words over the death of his father. Unable to write the phrase "My father is dead" in either his native Greek or his adopted French, he heads for Africa to undertake the learning of Sango. Traveling across both borders and time, he examines his past, his family history, and the colonial and political ties of his homelands. While at first he does not know why learning a new and uncommon language has become vital to him, he comes to discover that the new language enables him to easily write of his father's passing. But as he truly experiences Sango--meets its speakers, travels where it emerged and has struggled to survive--his intimacy with it grows, and he is once again unable to utter the telling phrase. Meditating on language, loss, and the power of words to express or constrain human emotion, this tale of speaking, living, and letting go is filled with delicate suspense, humor, and honesty.

Borrowed Words
Borrowed Words

Author: Philip Durkin

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0199574995

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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 effects of contact with languages ranging from Latin and French to Yiddish, Chinese, and Maori, from Saxon times to the present. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English.

English Words
English Words

Author: Donka Minkova

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-03-19

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0521882583

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A new edition of this textbook discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages.

English Words from Latin and Greek Elements
English Words from Latin and Greek Elements

Author: Donald M. Ayers

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 1986-04

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780816508990

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Presents an overview of the development of the English language and examines the formation of words especially from Greek and Latin roots. Also discusses definitions and usage.