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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521699991
ISBN-139780521699990
eBay Product ID (ePID)66078991
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleOur Greek and Latin Roots
Number of Pages74 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicForeign Language Study / General, Linguistics / Morphology, Word Lists
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreRéférence, Juvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorJames Morwood, Mark Warman
Book SeriesCambridge Latin Texts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight6.4 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2008-273542
Dewey Edition20
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Dewey Decimal422/.481
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of Content1. The family of Latin languages; 2. The Romans in Britain; 3. Our Latin roots; 4. Building English from Latin; 5. How Greek entered English; 6. The Greeks had a word for it; 7. Latin Grammar and English - same or different?; 8. et cetera.
SynopsisLatin and Greek are often called 'dead' languages. Our Greek and Latin Roots takes readers on a journey of exploration through their own language, helping them to uncover just how central a part Greek and Latin play in giving English the shape it has today. Full of fascinating information and stimulating exercises, this book is entirely accessible to teachers and students with little or no knowledge of classical languages., Charts the historial spread of the classical languages throughout the English-speaking world and uncovers the central part they play in giving English its current shape. Latin and Greek are often called 'dead' languages. Our Greek and Latin Roots takes readers on a journey of exploration through their own language, helping them to uncover just how central a part Greek and Latin play in giving English the shape it has today. Full of fascinating information and stimulating exercises, this book is entirely accessible to teachers and students with little or no knowledge of classical languages.