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English Vocabulary Elements (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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English Vocabulary Elements (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Fascination with words-their meanings, origins, pronunciation,
usages-is something most of us experience at some point. This book
aims both to fuel and to satisfy that fascination.
The book is based on a course that each of the authors helped to
develop at Stanford University over the past twenty years. The aim
of the course was to help students master English vocabulary and to
provide the fundamentals for pursuing an interest in English words.
To this end, the book offers a detailed but introductory survey of
the developments that have given English a uniquely rich
vocabulary, taking into account both the changing structure of the
language and the historical events that shaped the language as a
whole. Anyone who believes that changes in the language are robbing
it of its elegance or expressive power will see this view
challenged by the developments described here.
At the core of the book are a set of several hundred vocabulary
elements that English borrowed, directly or indirectly, over the
past fifteen hundred years, from Latin and Greek. These elements,
introduced gradually chapter by chapter, provide a key to
understanding the structure and meaning of much of the learned
vocabulary of the language.
The chapters trace the history and structure of English words from
the sixth century onward, laying out the major influences that are
still observable in our vocabulary today. Each chapter ends with a
large number of exercises. These offer many different types of
practice with the material in the text, making it possible to
tailor the work to different sets of needs and interests.
Upon finishing this textbook, students will be able to penetrate
the structure of an enormousportion of the vocabulary of English,
with or without the help of a dictionary, and to understand better
how an individual word fits into the system of the language.
This second edition incorporates improved and refined text as well
as examples and exercises, with thorough revision of pedagogy as a
result of their significant classroom-based expertise. The new
edition also updates cultural references, accounts for variations
in pronunciation among students, and clarifies when historical
details are important or peripheral.
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