ABSTRACT
First Published in 2005. This is a work remarkable for its scholarship, originality and independence of though. As an introduction to philology it has never been surpassed in terms of combining scholarship or accessibility. Anyone who loves words or who is at all curious about language will appreciate this book, covering as it does all the ground from every useful angle. A level headed and erudite study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Sounds
part II|101 pages
Grammar
part III|58 pages
Vocabulary
part IV|81 pages
The Structure of Languages
part V|31 pages
Writing