Anatoly Liberman

I imagine it is difficult to write a book about etymology without becoming a dictionary. Liberman also confuses his audience getting too caught up in technicalities, but for a linguist not clarifying his orthography. At times he mentions phonetics and pronunciation, at others, nothing.

Explains the "how" and "why" of etymology and the science behind the origins of words we use everyday. Part history and psart how-to manual