What are some good books on etymology? Not like an etymological dictionary, but more something along the lines of an extended discursive essay
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Anyone?
Story of English
not quite etymology but empires of the word is pretty comfy pop-historical-linguistics
>>7423930
>vtsmr
kill yourself
>>7425464
excuse me?
>>7423821
I would answer your question, but the picture is more interesting that the question itself. Thanks.
Cratylus--it's part of the meme trilogy but very relevant to your question.
>>7423821
John mcwhorter has written a lot of ramblings about language. I got exhausted half way through "The power of babel." It started interesting but was made especially boring by the fact that I was reading an introductory linguistics textbook alongside it chapter at a time.
>>7423821
>in a hong kong drizzle on cuban heels
>>7423821
Chomsky. Prepare to be bored.
>>7425530
Anything in particular?
Finnegans wake
>>7425493
There's more where that came from
>>7423821
>>7426729
I got your back brah
Anything by David Crystal. :D
>>7426783
Who is this semen demon?
>>7426793
David Crystal.
>>7426820
>>7425497
for fuck's sake, start here
>>7425530
>Chomsky
>2015
Seriously Anon, seriously?
>>7429070
why
>>7429172
His theories were outdated in the 90's, they've been superseded twice over. It isn't even controversial to refer to his shit as pseudoscience now.
Plus he almost succeeded in single-handedly destroying academic linguistics in America by turning them into a political sideshow, that's enough alone.
>>7429225
very nice, very comfy
