A polyglot stew (or "Food for Thought"); language and history; how Latin works; Latin into English; how Greek works; Greek into English; Latin and Greek prefixes; Latin and Greek numbers; government and politics; psychology; the social sciences; human biology and medicine 1; human biology and medicine 2; science and mathematics; it's an academic question; the classical influence; myth, religion and philosophy; Latin phrases used in English. Appendices: Latin vocabulary; Greek vocabulary.
Tamara M. Green is professor and chair of the Classics Department at CUNY-Hunter College. She is also author of The City of the Moon God: Religious Traditions of Harran (1992).
An excellent book The Greek & Latin Roots of English has proven to
be an excellent resource. I use it primarily for my medical
terminology course, but also for my nuclear medicine technology
courses. This text is a well-crafted, rich source of
information.--Scott R. Sechrist, Old Dominion University; program
director, Nuclear Medicine Technology
Concise and authoritative, this book packs an extraordinary amount
of information into a useful format. Valuable for learning Greek
and Latin roots across a wide range of disciplines or in everyday
headlines.--Timothy R. Morris, University of Texas-Arlington;
professor of English
Green's book has always had many virtues: a light-hearted and
inviting style, a rigorous attention to etymological detail, and a
multi-disciplinary view of the classical world. These virtues
remain in the third edition, and are in many cases magnified. . .
.--Dan Curley, Skidmore College
I have used the second edition three times, and have had good
results with an undergraduate class. The third edition is better.
The author has a way of communicating well with the
students.--Daniel Levine, University of Arkansas; professor,
"Technical Terms of the Health and Life Sciences"
If you want to teach this class, use another book at your own
peril. . . . I looked at (and continue to look at) every major
etymology textbook on the market, but I always come back to
Professor Green's book. It is the best thing out there. I have been
teaching the class now for eight years, and it remains the only
textbook I have ever used.--Steven Cerutti, East Carolina
Universty; professor, Greek and Latin for Vocabulary Building
The exercises at the end of the chapters reemphasized the content
yet also will encourage the student to do extra work, not merely
reiterating the material in the chapter. They will also lend
themselves to some good discussions, as students may have a variety
of answers with rationales. The discussion questions in the
chapters will stimulate good student interaction.--Rita Horgos,
Community College of Allegheny County; School of Nursing
An excellent book--The Greek & Latin Roots of English has proven to
be an excellent resource. I use it primarily for my medical
terminology course, but also for my nuclear medicine technology
courses. This text is a well-crafted, rich source of
information.--Scott R. Sechrist
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