Etymology
Etymology by Yakov Malkiel, published by Cambridge University Press on November 4, 1993, is a scholarly exploration of the field of etymology, consisting of 223 pages in English. This book addresses the neglect of etymology in recent times and seeks to revitalize interest in the discipline. Malkiel investigates the style, structure, and purposes of etymological inquiries over the last two centuries, contrasting them with practices from Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the evolving relationship between etymology and general linguistics, highlighting the complexities involved in the study of word origins. Malkiel’s work is characterized by a breadth of scholarship, making it a valuable resource for those interested in historical linguistics and semantics. This edition serves as an invitation to engage with the rich history and methodologies of etymological research.
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Etymology has been largely neglected since the beginning of this century. Professor Yakov Malkiel here sets out to rescue it from its fate. He enquires into the style, structure, presuppositions, and purposes of etymological enquiries over the last two centuries, and sets them against the practice of etymology in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. He also examines the complex and changing interrelationship between etymology and general linguistics in recent times, with the intention of revitalising etymological research. Professor Malkiel is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished practitioners of the discipline, and brings to this work a remarkable breadth and depth of scholarship. Wide-ranging and imaginative, Etymology will be welcomed by all historical linguists and Romance linguists.
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