{"product_id":"word-origins-and-how-we-know-them-etymology-for-everyone-hardcover","title":"Word Origins ... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnatoly Liberman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Millions of people want to know the origin of the words they use. Word columns in daily newspapers and numerous books attempt to satisfy their curiosity. Word histories are usually digested like pills: the user is interested in getting well, not in the chemistry of the prescribed medication.\u003cbr\u003eThose who send letters to the Editor also want a straight answer without bothering about how \"editors\" come by their knowledge. Therefore, they fail to realize that etymologies are seldom definitive and that the science of etymology is intensely interesting. Perhaps if someone explained to them\u003cbr\u003ethat, compared to the drama of words, \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e is a light farce, they might develop a more informed attitude toward philological research and become students of historical linguistics rather than gullible consumers of journalists' pap.\"--Anatoly Liberman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWord Origins \u003c\/em\u003e is the only guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson. This funny, charming, and conversational book not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes\u003cbr\u003ethe reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart history, part how-to, and completely entertaining, \u003cem\u003eWord Origins\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnatoly Liberman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of the Humanities at the University of Minnesota. For the past seventeen years, he has been working on a new etymological dictionary of English. He lives in Minneapolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694810263859,"sku":"9780195161472","price":64.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dDZSbnF3VmlyWmJ2NGRyQnhydVRNZz09.webp?v=1763074419","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/word-origins-and-how-we-know-them-etymology-for-everyone-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}