Linguistic Detectives. Book 2. How Words are Arranged

"How Words are Arranged" is a collection of fascinating novellas about what words are made of and the laws by which they are formed in our language. The author of the book is the outstanding domestic linguist Nikolai Maksimovich Shansky, who, with his characteristic grace and ease, tells simply and interestingly about the structure of words, their analysis by composition, the rules, and special cases. You will find unusual and interesting tasks for word analysis, control questions, and answers for self-checking. The stories can be read in any order. Explore the stories from the lives of words, investigate their fascinating transformations – discoveries await you on every page!