1. Introduction -- 2. What is a word? -- 3. Close encounters of a morphemic kind -- 4. Building words -- 5. lexicon with layers -- 6. Word meaning -- 7. lexical mosaic : sources of English vocabulary -- 8. Words galore : innovation and change -- 9. Should English be spelt as she is spoke? -- 10. Speech recognition -- 11. Speech production
Summary
'English Words' assumes no prior knowledge of linguistics in introducing the vocabulary of modern English usage. It covers meaning, history, pronunciation & the structure of words. This new edition has been extensively updated with new chapters, new exercises, an improved index & links to web resources
Notes
"Transferred to digital printing 2010"--Title page verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-311) and indexes
