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Pagina iv
The other method is by the examination of a single language ; and here the
course of treatment follows the order of natural growth , introducing the principles
in an occasional and incidental manner , just as they happen to be called for in
the ...
The other method is by the examination of a single language ; and here the
course of treatment follows the order of natural growth , introducing the principles
in an occasional and incidental manner , just as they happen to be called for in
the ...
Pagina 4
The Hebrew word for rock is zoon or TSOOR , after which a famous Phænician
city seated on a rock was called Zõr , as it is always called in the Old Testament ;
but this word sounded in Greek ears from Phænician mouths so as to cause them
...
The Hebrew word for rock is zoon or TSOOR , after which a famous Phænician
city seated on a rock was called Zõr , as it is always called in the Old Testament ;
but this word sounded in Greek ears from Phænician mouths so as to cause them
...
Pagina 8
Their earliest literary traces go back to the fourth century , and appear in the
villages of Dacia , in lands which slope to the Danube ; where the country is by
foreigners called Wallachia . It is from this region that we have the Mosogothic
Gospels ...
Their earliest literary traces go back to the fourth century , and appear in the
villages of Dacia , in lands which slope to the Danube ; where the country is by
foreigners called Wallachia . It is from this region that we have the Mosogothic
Gospels ...
Pagina 17
We have called our country England , and our language English : yet our
neighbours west and north , the Welsh and the Gael , have still called us Saxons ,
and our language Saxonish . It has become the literary habit of recent times ...
We have called our country England , and our language English : yet our
neighbours west and north , the Welsh and the Gael , have still called us Saxons ,
and our language Saxonish . It has become the literary habit of recent times ...
Pagina 18
And hence we find that of the words which the Saxons learnt from the Britons ,
some are undoubted Latin , others are doubtful whether they should be called
Latin or Keltic . Of the first class are those elements of local nomenclature , -
chester ...
And hence we find that of the words which the Saxons learnt from the Britons ,
some are undoubted Latin , others are doubtful whether they should be called
Latin or Keltic . Of the first class are those elements of local nomenclature , -
chester ...
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accent adjective adverb alliteration already ancient appears become belongs Bible called cause century character Chaucer cloth common compared compound continued dialect distinction early Edition effect element English example expression fact familiar fcap flexion French function German give grammar Greek habit hand idea illustration indicate instances interjection John King known language Latin less letter literature living look lost manner means mind nature Notes noun observe once original passed period person phrase plural poetry position preposition present pronoun pronunciation Queene reader reason regard represented Saxon seems seen sense sentence sometimes sort sound speak speech spelling stand substantive syllable symbolic term termination thing third thou thought tion traces translated true verb vowel whole word writing written
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Philology of the English Tongue Clarendon Press series |
| Autore | John Earle |
| Edizione | 3 |
| Editore | Clarendon Press, 1880 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Harvard University |
| Digitalizzato | 6 feb 2009 |
| Lunghezza | 700 pagine |
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