Date: 29-Jan-2007 From: Elyse Turr <elyse.turroup.com> Subject: English Vocabulary Elements: Denning, Kessler, Leben
Title: English Vocabulary Elements
Subtitle: Second edition
Published: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author: Keith Denning
Author: Brett Kessler
Author: William Leben
Hardback: ISBN: 9780195168020 Pages: 272 Price: U.S. $ 74.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780195168037 Pages: 272 Price: U.S. $ 19.95
Abstract:
This book traces the historical and structural developments behind the uniquely rich vocabulary of English. At the core are a set of several hundred vocabulary elements that English got from Latin and Greek. The book explains how these elements are found in words and how they have evolved over time.