The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Calvert Watkins
ISBN 10: 0618082506 ISBN 13: 9780618082506
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000
Used
Paperback
From
ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 24 March 2009
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0618082506I2N00
Synopsis:
A newly revised study of the history of the English language discusses the nature, origins, and development of language and lists the meanings and associated words for more than thirteen thousand Indo-European root words, accompanied by "Language and Culture" notes, background information about Proto-Indo-European culture, and reconstructed root words. Simultaneous.
About the Author:
CALVERT WATKINS is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Linguistics and the Classics at Harvard University and a leading expert in Indo-European studies. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, he is the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics. He resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: The American Heritage Dictionary of ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition