The Greek & Latin roots of English

by Tamara M. Green

Book Overview

The Greek & Latin Roots of English approaches the study of Latin and Greek thematically: vocabulary is organized into various topics, from politics to philosophy, with chapters featuring cumulative exercises and notes to help students learn the pleasures (and pitfalls) of language study. The fifth edition features revised exercises, alphabetical vocabulary lists, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912675853
• ISBN13: 9780912675855
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Ardsley House
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

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.