The Greek & Latin Roots of English

Автор: Tamara M. Green
Название: The Greek & Latin Roots of English (Fifth Edition edition)
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Год: 2014
Формат: PDF
Размер: 11.9 Mb
Язык: Английский

Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots; in the vocabulary of the sciences and technology, the figure rises to over 90 percent. Through the study of the Greek and Latin roots of English, students can expand their knowledge of English vocabulary and also come to understand the ways in which the history of the English language have shaped our perceptions of the world around us.