Chapters in this book

1. Table of contents vii
2. Prelim pages i
3. Abbreviations and initialisms ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Ailment names 33
6. 2. Liquid names 69
7. 3. Nouns in — ings 87
8. 4. The names of binary objects 99
9. 5. The abstract — s 149
10. 6. The external singulars 175
11. 7. Problems and prospects 221
12. Conclusion 233
13. Appendices 235
14. Appendix A 235
15. Appendix B 236
16. Appendix C 237
17. Appendix D 247
18. Appendix E 250
19. Appendix F 265
20. Appendix G 268
21. Appendix H 271
22. Appendix I 272
23. Appendix J 277
24. Appendix K 279
25. Appendix L 286