ABSTRACT

Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. They provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further study. Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.
Vocabulary:
* covers issues such as the power of words to influence our perceptions
* looks at the origins of words from English and other languages
* explores the relationships between the meanings and shapes of words
* examines the correlation of different kinds of words with different style levels
* uses striking and entertaining examples to make fundamental points about the words we use
* lays the groundwork for further study in morphology, lexical semantics, historical linguistics and lexicography.

chapter 1|6 pages

The magic of words

chapter 2|7 pages

Vocabulary statistics

chapter 3|5 pages

Borrowing

chapter 4|6 pages

New words from English 1: compounds

chapter 5|5 pages

New words from English 2: derivatives

chapter 6|6 pages

Meaning relationships

chapter 7|5 pages

Formal relationships

chapter 8|5 pages

Stylish words

chapter 9|4 pages

Technical words

chapter 10|6 pages

Where words come from: etymology

chapter 11|6 pages

Words that change their meanings

chapter 12|7 pages

Dictionaries

chapter 13|2 pages

Where next?