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ISBN
0192806408
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9780192806406
Date of Publication
2005-10-13
Release Title
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Quinion, Michael
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192806408
ISBN-13
9780192806406
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46826868

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Ologies and Isms : a Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings
Subject
Dictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation
Publication Year
2005
Type
Not Available
Author
Michael Quinion
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Oxford Quick Reference Ser.
Format
Perfect

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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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LCCN
2006-272147
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Contents Introduction Some technical terms in this book A-Z main dictionary Selective thematic index
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
422.03
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
Aquaculture? Haemophilia? Isochronous? Neuralgia? Polyunsaturated? Rodenticide?How often do we see a technical word without quite knowing what it means? If we can decipher it-undo its language code-we can start to understand others of a similar kind. For example, if we know that words beginning with aqua are to do with water, then we are half way to understanding the word aquaculture.Ologies and Isms is about the building blocks of the English language - the beginnings and endings, and sometimes the middles - that help form or adapt many of the words we use. Whether you're a student or a practitioner, a teacher of English, an inveterate word-user, or just a seeker-out of linguistic trifles, Ologies and Isms will help you understand better the language of your workplace and the world around you., Ologies and Isms is about prefixes and suffixes - the building blocks of so many modern words. It explains in accessible plain language what each affix means. It makes use of great numbers of examples (over 10,000 in all, across 1250 entries) to show how each is used in practice., Some of the most common--and often misinterpreted--parts of English language construction are prefixes and suffixes. Ologies and Isms unlocks the meaning of these building blocks that make up so much of our modern medical and technical vocabulary. In accessible, plain language this book explains what each affix means. Containing over 10,000 examples within 1,250 entries, this ready reference illustrates the numerous ways that each example is used in everyday speech and writing. In addition, a selective thematic index breaks predixes and suffices down by theme, for example, biochiemistry and drugs, living world, and places and people. Organized in a handy A to Z format, the book features a full Introduction, as well as a section with definitions of technical terms. After reading logies and Isms, language enthusiasts, crossword and word game lovers, and anyone who has puzzled over 'antidisestablishmentarianism' or struggled with 'histopathologist' will have a better understanding of the language of the world around them.
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PE1175

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