Authors:Howard Jackson, Amvela,
Publisher: Continuum
Keywords: lexicology, open, linguistics, english, modern, meaning, vocabulary, introduction, words
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1999-12
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0826460968
ISBN-13: 9780826460967

This work goes back to the sources of modern English words and studies the development of vocabulary over time. It examines what constitutes a word, with a discussion of words that look and sound the same, words that have several meanings, and "words" that are made up of more than one "word". As well as considering the borrowing of words from other languages throughout the history of English as a means of increasing the vocabulary, the book also outlines how English forms new words by exploiting the structure of existing words, through processes of derivation and compounding. The meaning of a

Authors:Howard Jackson, Etienne Ze Amvela,
Publisher: Continuum
Keywords: english, lexicology, modern, introduction, meaning, vocabulary, words
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0826490182
ISBN-13: 9780826490186

This textbook is a systematic and accessible introduction to the lexicology of modern English. Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that studies all aspects of the vocabulary of a particular language. The book provides an account of the sources of modern English words and studies the development of vocabulary over time. It examines: What are words? Where do English words come from? How are words made up? How do words ’mean’? How are words used? How can words be investigated? This new edition of the best-selling textbook has been revised and updated throughout. A new chapter has