Authors: Tamara M. Green
ISBN-13: 9780742547803, ISBN-10: 0742547809
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: October 2007
Edition: 4th Edition
The fourth edition of The Greek and Latin Roots of English approaches the study of Latin and Greek thematically: vocabulary is organized into various topics, including politics and government, psychology, medicine and the biological sciences, literature, ancient culture, and religion and philosophy. Each chapter of the text concludes with expanded notes, vocabulary, and exercises to help students learn the pleasures (and pitfalls) of language study.
Preface | ||
1 | A Polyglot Stew (Or "Food for Thought") | 3 |
2 | Language and History | 7 |
3 | How Latin Works | 19 |
4 | Latin into English | 33 |
5 | How Greek Works | 47 |
6 | Greek into English | 53 |
7 | Latin and Greek Prefixes | 61 |
8 | Latin and Greek Numbers | 75 |
9 | Government and Politics | 83 |
10 | Psychology | 95 |
11 | The Social Sciences | 109 |
12 | Human Biology and Medicine I | 121 |
13 | Human Biology and Medicine II | 135 |
14 | Science and Mathematics | 145 |
15 | It's an Academic Question | 169 |
16 | The Classical Influence | 181 |
17 | Myth, Religion, and Philosophy | 197 |
18 | Latin Phrases Used in English | 215 |
Latin Vocabulary | 221 | |
Greek Vocabulary | 229 | |
About the Author | 235 |