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English Vocabulary Elements
This unique text draws on the tools of modern linguistics to help the student acquire an effective understanding of learned, specialized, and scientific vocabulary. English Vocabulary Elements (EVE) helps develop familiarity with over 350 Latin and Greek word elements in English, and shows how
these roots are the building blocks within thousands of different words. Along the way the authors introduce and illustrate many of the fundamental concepts of linguistics. Offering a thorough approach to the expansion of vocabulary, EVE is an invaluable resource that provides students a deeper
understanding of the language. This book will be useful to upper level high school students, undergraduates in English, Linguistics, and Classics departments, ESL students, and anyone interested in building vocabulary skills.
This edition is refined and thoroughly updated. It includes updated cultural references, and the authors have revised and improved the pedagogy based on classroom experience. In particular they account for variations in pronunciation among students; clarify when historical details are important or
peripheral; and improve the many examples and exercises that form the core of the book.
these roots are the building blocks within thousands of different words. Along the way the authors introduce and illustrate many of the fundamental concepts of linguistics. Offering a thorough approach to the expansion of vocabulary, EVE is an invaluable resource that provides students a deeper
understanding of the language. This book will be useful to upper level high school students, undergraduates in English, Linguistics, and Classics departments, ESL students, and anyone interested in building vocabulary skills.
This edition is refined and thoroughly updated. It includes updated cultural references, and the authors have revised and improved the pedagogy based on classroom experience. In particular they account for variations in pronunciation among students; clarify when historical details are important or
peripheral; and improve the many examples and exercises that form the core of the book.
436 pages, Paperback
First published February 14, 1995
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June 21, 2020
Who would have thunk that I would have found a college text book on English language interesting?
I read this book to further understand my son’s love of linguistics and immediately became interested. If only I would have had a son when I was in high school, I could have been a genius by now! I never thought about how languages are related and are ever changing. Language is beautiful and such an expression of the greatness of God to me. So much was revealed to me that I had never thought about and then to hear about the “Great Vowel Shift” really blew my mind. I would have given this book five stars but I must reserve that classification for a book that captivates me from start to finish and a textbook will never meet that criteria for me due to my fear of intense thought. Thank you Scott for talking me into reading this book.
I read this book to further understand my son’s love of linguistics and immediately became interested. If only I would have had a son when I was in high school, I could have been a genius by now! I never thought about how languages are related and are ever changing. Language is beautiful and such an expression of the greatness of God to me. So much was revealed to me that I had never thought about and then to hear about the “Great Vowel Shift” really blew my mind. I would have given this book five stars but I must reserve that classification for a book that captivates me from start to finish and a textbook will never meet that criteria for me due to my fear of intense thought. Thank you Scott for talking me into reading this book.
August 13, 2016
This book is filled with information about word roots in the English language. I use this book when helping as a literacy tutor.
January 17, 2020
I would recommend this book for people who are interested in Linguistics but maybe not into going to school for it. This one small book covers just about everything having to do with language. It’s written well and gives great examples so you never feel lost.
March 14, 2013
it was rather boring cos there were a lot of details, so i had to skip some parts
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