Author: ROSS, ALAN S.C.
Title: Etymology with Especial Reference to English.
Description: London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. 1st edition. The Language Library series. "Professor Ross makes it plain that English Etymology cannot be approached without some knowledge of General Linguistics, of the 'sound-changes' that have affected English from the time of its earliest known parent, Primitive Indo-European to the present day, and of some of those that have affected other Indo-European and Germanic languages." Pp.169, toning to endpapers and closed page edges. Grey cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear. G+/G+.

Keywords: Ross Etymology English Language Linguistics Words Language Development Indo European Germanic 42564 English Language


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