CLAS224 Word Elements
Department of Classics
Monmouth College
REQUIRED TEXTS
See EXTRA CREDIT OFFER at end of page.


Listed alphabetically.

Cover of World Dictionary of Foreign ExpressionsAdeleye, Gabriel G. with Kofi Acquah-Dadzie. Edited by Thomas J. Sienkewicz
Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for Readers and Writers
ISBN: 0865164231
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Pub. Date: 1999
The American Heritage College DictionaryAmerican Heritage Dictionary, 3rd Edition 
ISBN: 0395671612
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date: January  1993

 
English Words from Latin and Greek ElementsAyers, D. M. and Worthen, Thomas D. English Words from Latin and Greek Elements (University of Arizona paperback, 2nd ed.)
ISBN: 0816508992
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date: May  1986
The Word Circus: A Letter-Perfect BookLederer, Richard. Word Circus
ISBN: 0877793549
Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Pub. Date: September  1998

Schaeffer, R. F. Latin-English Derivative Dictionary (American Classical League, pamphlet #62). Cover unavailable.

Schaeffer, R. F. Greek-English Derivative Dictionary (American Classical League, pamphlet #70). Cover unavailable.

Note: You should also have access to several electronic resources. Information about this material is available here.

Standing offer for extra credit: If you submit a 250-word review of one of these books to www.barnesandnoble.com or www.amazon.com and send the link to the instructor, you will get extra credit in this course.

This  material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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