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Our Greek and Latin Roots James Morwood (Wadham College, Oxford)

Our Greek and Latin Roots By James Morwood (Wadham College, Oxford)

Our Greek and Latin Roots by James Morwood (Wadham College, Oxford)


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Charts the historial spread of the classical languages throughout the English-speaking world and uncovers the central part they play in giving English its current shape.

Our Greek and Latin Roots Summary

Our Greek and Latin Roots by James Morwood (Wadham College, Oxford)

Charts the historial spread of the classical languages throughout the English-speaking world and uncovers the central part they play in giving English its current shape. Latin and Greek are often called 'dead' languages. Our Greek and Latin Roots takes readers on a journey of exploration through their own language, helping them to uncover just how central a part Greek and Latin play in giving English the shape it has today. Full of fascinating information and stimulating exercises, this book is entirely accessible to teachers and students with little or no knowledge of classical languages.

Table of Contents

1. The family of Latin languages; 2. The Romans in Britain; 3. Our Latin roots; 4. Building English from Latin; 5. How Greek entered English; 6. The Greeks had a word for it; 7. Latin Grammar and English - same or different?; 8. et cetera.

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GOR008693735
9780521699990
0521699991
Our Greek and Latin Roots by James Morwood (Wadham College, Oxford)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
20071220
74
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