A Primer of English Etymology Download

Author: Walter W Skeat
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1596050918

A Primer of English Etymology

In the present little book, I merely endeavor to draw out a general sketch of some of the more important principles which should be observed by all who pretend to have any acquaintance with English etymology. Download A Primer of English Etymology from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. -Walter W. Skeat, in his Preface First published in 1910, this classic introduction to the linguistics of the English language is notable not only for its scholarly value but for a charming defensiveness of its own erudition ("The general ignorance of even the most elementary notions on the subject [of etymology], as perpetually exhibited in our periodical literature, is truly deplorable," the author sniffs). Cambridge professor Skeat concisely explores the history of the English language and the sources from which it is derived, including Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.