The American Heritage dictionary of the English language

Introduction / Joseph P. Pickett

Editorial and production staff

Special contributors and consultants

The usage panel

Variation and change in our living language / John R. Rickford

Usage in The American heritage dictionary / Steven Pinker

Pronunciation key

Dictionary of the English language

Indo-European roots. Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans / Calvert Watkins

Guide to appendix I

Indo-European sound correspondences

Appendix I Indo-European roots

Semitic roots. Proto-Semitic language and culture / John Huehnergard

Guide to appendix II and chart of the Semitic family tree

Appendix II Semitic roots.