History in English Words

Author: Owen Barfield
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 1584205121
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
"The playful artistry of the Waldorf Alphabet Book speaks to the heart of childhood. These lively illustrations, so filled with color, movement, eloquent gesture, and invention conjure up long-forgotten memories of books from a time when pictures were still alive and spoke with power. Each page is a magical door, opening to the bright realm where stories are enacted, a realm of wonders accessible to children, artists, and ll those in whom the light of imagination shines. "The most important thing as you peruse the delightful pages of the Waldorf Alphabet Book with your child is the engaging conversation that flows between you as you search among the pictures for words." (from the afterword) In this delightful, bestselling alphabet and game book for young children, each consonant and vowel comes to life in vivid pictures that show each letter's unique qualities in the world. The vibrant and playful illustrations help children learn the alphabet in the most natural and living way. This expanded paperback edition includes a complete essay by master Waldorf teacher William Ward, "Learning to Read and Write in Waldorf Schools": This is the alphabet book for parents and teachers who want to encourage the most natural development in children. It is ideal for both at home and in the classroom. It also makes an ideal gift for your favorite young child or parents!

History of English Words

Author: Geoffrey Hughes
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631188544
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation. Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the English vocabulary. Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate the variety of English words. Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic and Norman-French languages. Contains original research into the make-up of the current lexical core of English.

English Words

Author: Donka Minkova
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521882583
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 235

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

Lost for Words

Author: Lynda Mugglestone
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300106992
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.

History in English Words

Author: Owen Barfield
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 9780940262119
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
A classic historical excursion through the English language. Owen Barfield's original and thought-provoking works over three-quarters of a century made him a legendary cult figure. This popular book provides a brief, brilliant history of those who have spoken the Indo-European tongues. It is illustrated throughout by current English words - whose derivation from other languages, whose history in use and changes of meaning - record and unlock the larger history.

Borrowed Words

Author: Philip Durkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199574995
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
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.

Words of the World

Author: Sarah Ogilvie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107021839
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
Demonstrates that the Oxford English Dictionary is an international product in both its content and its making.

Deciphering the English Code

Author: Joseph Aronesty
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 0988229706
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 335

Book Description
In a way anyone can understand, the Common Language Code (CLC) described by Aronesty reveals the underlying science that forms the basis for English and most of the world's prominent languages.

Words in Dictionaries and History

Author: Olga Timofeeva
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027223386
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 309

Book Description
Bringing together fifteen articles by scholars in Europe and North America, this collection aims to represent and advance studies in historical lexis. It highlights the significance of the understanding of dictionary-making and language-making as important socio-cultural phenomena. With its general focus on England and English, the book investigates the reception and development of historical and modern English vocabulary and culture in different periods, social and professional strata, geographical varieties of English, and other national cultures. The volume is based on individual (meta)lexicographical, etymological, lexicosemantic and corpus studies, representing two large areas of research: the first part focuses on the history of dictionaries, analysing them in diachrony from the first professional dictionaries of the Baroque period via Enlightenment and Romanticism to exploring the possibilities of the new online lexicographical publications; and the second part looks at the interfaces between etymology, semantic development and word-formation on the one hand, and changes in society and culture on the other.

Words in Time

Author: Geoffrey Hughes
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631173212
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
The word blurb derives from a pulchritudinous young lady of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the Oxford English Dictionary for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings over the past millennium. These shifts both reflect Britain's rich history and reveal the social determinants of the language.