Bauer, Laurie, 1949-
Vocabulary / Laurie Bauer. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - x, 88 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Language workbooks .
Includes index.
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Using this book; Acknowledgements; 1 The magic of words; 2 Vocabulary statistics; 3 Borrowing; 4 New words from English 1: compounds; 5 New words from English 2: derivatives; 6 Meaning relationships; 7 Formal relationships; 8 Stylish words; 9 Technical words; 10 Where words come from: etymology; 11 Words that change their meanings; 12 Dictionaries; 13 Where next?; Answers to exercises; Index. Table of contents
Summary:
Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. Vocabulary provides an introduction to the study of words, focusing in particular on English words.
0415163986 (pbk.) 0203026055 9780203026052
97039921
Vocabulary--Problems, exercises, etc.
PE1449 / .B348 1998
401.4 / BAV 1998
Vocabulary / Laurie Bauer. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. - x, 88 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Language workbooks .
Includes index.
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Using this book; Acknowledgements; 1 The magic of words; 2 Vocabulary statistics; 3 Borrowing; 4 New words from English 1: compounds; 5 New words from English 2: derivatives; 6 Meaning relationships; 7 Formal relationships; 8 Stylish words; 9 Technical words; 10 Where words come from: etymology; 11 Words that change their meanings; 12 Dictionaries; 13 Where next?; Answers to exercises; Index. Table of contents
Summary:
Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. Vocabulary provides an introduction to the study of words, focusing in particular on English words.
0415163986 (pbk.) 0203026055 9780203026052
97039921
Vocabulary--Problems, exercises, etc.
PE1449 / .B348 1998
401.4 / BAV 1998