The Greek & Latin Roots of English

By Tamara M. Green

Book Overview

Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots; in the vocabulary of the sciences and technology, the figure rises to over 90 percent. Through the study of The Greek & Latin Roots of English, students can expand their knowledge of English vocabulary and also come to understand the ways in which the history of the English language have shaped our perceptions of the world around us.

The approach of this new fourth edition of The Greek & Latin Roots of English is thematic: vocabulary is organized into various topics, including politics and government, psychology, medicine and the biological sciences, literature, ancient culture, and religion and philosophy. Cumulative chapter exercises on tear-out pages reinforce both vocabulary already learned and analytical skills developed in previous lessons. This text will help students begin to learn not only vocabulary, but also the pleasures (and pitfalls) of language study.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742547809
• ISBN13: 9780742547803
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.2" x 1.1" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

The Greek and Latin Roots of English by Tamara M Green

This is an excellent work for anyone studying the Englishlanguage for the first time or for an English literature major.Students of the English language will appreciate the exhaustivedelineation of the roots of words and word families.In the area of city planning alone, the author providescomparable Greek and Latin words alongside the standardEnglish. For instance, urbs and urbis means city.Porta or portae means city gate. Domus or domi means house.The work methodically reviews language families, the workingsof Greek and Latin, prefixes, government vocabulary andvocabulary of the sciences and social sciences. There are classic utilizations of the Latin in English.For instance, "in principio" means in the beginning."Status quo" means the state in which something exists."Ad Infinitum" refers to infinity and "finis" is the end.This work could be helpful to students studying Latin orGreek because the author explains the foreign languagerelationship to English. The work could be very helpful foranyone desiring to improve his/her vocabulary. There arenumerous exercises throughout the text. These are designedto give students ample practice with word utilization andapplication in a number of important contexts. This versionhas an extensive constituency or strategic audience.i.e. English majors, foreign language experts, writers,editors and newspeople and a variety of scientific professionalpeople. The work could be useful during formal study for thestandardized SAT exam given for college aspirants.