Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology Hardcover - 1995 - 1st Edition
by Barnhart, Robert K
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- Title Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
- Author Barnhart, Robert K
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 944
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-09
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0062700847-11-1
- ISBN 9780062700841 / 0062700847
- Weight 3.1 lbs (1.41 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 7.9 x 2.8 in (23.62 x 20.07 x 7.11 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology - Dictionaries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94017922
- Dewey Decimal Code 422.03
From the rear cover
Often, however, our use of language is so automatic that we neglect to consider where those words came from and what they assume. What are the implications, beyond the simple dictionary definitions, of using words such as privilege, hysteria, seminal, and gyp?
Browsing through the pages of The Barhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is like exploring the historical, political, and rhetorical wonderland of our linguistic heritage. We see the evolution of ideas, as rootword connections that now seem arbitrary are traced to schools of thought from the past. We also find an opportunity to examine how the sometimes backwards, sometimes hilarious, and sometimes illuminating ideologies built into our language affect our modern thinking.
Written in a fresh, accessible style, this book provides the derivations of over 21,000 English-language words without resorting to the use of abbreviations, symbols, or technical terminology. Drawing on the most current American scholarship, and focusing onthe core words in contemporary English, The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is both a diverting browse and a thinking person's Bible.
