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Although during the last sixty years philology has attained a high degree of development, looking at the literature available, Etymology appears only to have reached the level of philology at the turn of the century. This dictionary is the first major work of its kind in the 20th century, and as such, embodies the findings of modern philological scholarship. For example, full reference is made to Tocharian, the extinct language rediscovered at the end of the Nineteenth Century which often provides the key to the important transition form between the Old-Indian and the Indo-European group of languages to which English belongs. Several hundred words previously defined as being "of unknown etymology" are fully analyzed. The etymology of words of Semitic origin in the English language is given, the transliteration of Semitic words is based on a concept which renders exactly every consonant, vowel and diacritical sign. Hybrids are not only referred to, but in many cases a new, correctly formed word is suggested. Special attention is paid to loan translations (important elements in the cultural interrelationship between the nations) especially in regard to their passage from one language
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ernest Klein, 1899-1983
- Publisher
- Elsevier Publishing Company
- Published
- 1971
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780585483337
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction
Other editions & translations
- A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language.: Dealing with the origin of words and their sense development thus illustrating the history of (1966)
- A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language : Dealing with the Origin of Words and Their Sense Development Thus Illustrating the History of (1971)
- A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language dealing with the origin of words and their sense development thus illustrating the history of ci (1979)
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