Vocabulary (Language Workbooks)

by Laurie Bauer (Author), Laurie Bauer (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $32.79

  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.