Collins' Etymological Dictionary: Containing Roots and Derivations and Embracing the Most Recent Words (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Kirkbride, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 133189168X ISBN 13: 9781331891680

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2016

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Excerpt from Collins' Etymological Dictionary: Containing Roots and Derivations and Embracing the Most Recent Words

The Etymological Dictionary of the English Language has been compiled with a double purpose in view. The vast circulation attained by the cheaper forms of literature, together with the greatly increased range of criticism in periodicals and newspapers, has brought into use a considerable number of new words - some of them technical and scientific terms - which require explanation. The incorporation of many such words and phrases in the Etymological Dictionary brings the book fully abreast of modern requirements, thus making it a boon to the general reader. In addition, its comprehensiveness, conciseness, clarity, and accuracy render it eminently suitable for the schoolroom.

The Orthography is that usually accepted by lexicographers; but where authorities differ about the spelling or pronunciation of words, both forms are given.

The Pronunciation of all words is indicated by a system of Phonetics, the correct sound being exhibited by re-spelling each word in phonetic form, the syllabification, marked vowel sounds, and proper accentuation being distinctly shown.

With the exception of g, the consonants employed in the phonetic spelling retain their name sounds, and the vowels, unless marked, retain their short sounds; H represents the guttural h heard in 'loch.' The digraph aw represents the sound of a heard in 'fall'; ou the sound of ow heard in now; oo, unmarked, the sound heard in 'book'; oo the sound heard in 'moon.' The surd (sharp, unvoiced) sound of th is indicated by common letters, as in 'thin,' the sonant (flat, voiced) sound by small capitals, as in 'Then.' The following key to the long and peculiar vowel sounds,

Fate, far, ado; me, her; mine; note; tune; moon.

being repeated at the foot of each page, should prove of much service.

The two Appendixes of Abbreviations and Foreign Words and Phras…

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Excerpt from Collins' Etymological Dictionary: Containing Roots and Derivations and Embracing the Most Recent Words

Acanthus (a-kan'thus) n. A herbaceous prickly plant; an ornament resembling its foliage in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.

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Excerpt from Collins' Etymological Dictionary: Containing Roots and Derivations and Embracing the Most Recent Words

The Etymological Dictionary of the English Language has been compiled with a double purpose in view. The vast circulation attained by the cheaper forms of literature, together with the greatly increased range of criticism in periodicals and newspapers, has brought into use a considerable number of new words - some of them technical and scientific terms - which require explanation. The incorporation of many such words and phrases in the Etymological Dictionary brings the book fully abreast of modern requirements, thus making it a boon to the general reader. In addition, its comprehensiveness, conciseness, clarity, and accuracy render it eminently suitable for the schoolroom.

The Orthography is that usually accepted by lexicographers; but where authorities differ about the spelling or pronunciation of words, both forms are given.

The Pronunciation of all words is indicated by a system of Phonetics, the correct sound being exhibited by re-spelling each word in phonetic form, the syllabification, marked vowel sounds, and proper accentuation being distinctly shown.

With the exception of g, the consonants employed in the phonetic spelling retain their name sounds, and the vowels, unless marked, retain their short sounds; H represents the guttural h heard in 'loch.' The digraph aw represents the sound of a heard in 'fall'; ou the sound of ow heard in now; oo, unmarked, the sound heard in 'book'; oo the sound heard in 'moon.' The surd (sharp, unvoiced) sound of th is indicated by common letters, as in 'thin,' the sonant (flat, voiced) sound by small capitals, as in 'Then.' The following key to the long and peculiar vowel sounds,

Fate, far, ado; me, her; mine; note; tune; moon.

being repeated at the foot of each page, should prove of much service.

The two Appendixes of Abbreviations and Foreign Words and Phrases give additional value to the book.

The careful attention paid to the Etymology will result, it is hoped, in its being really instructive, and not merely formal. The most recent work in philological research has been consulted, and, as in the 'Home' Dictionary, the steps by which a word has reached its present form have been noted more precisely than is usual in such compilations.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 133189168X
• ISBN 13: 9781331891680
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 418
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