The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1871 - 599 pagine |
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Pagina 1
... Latin , Slavonic , Gothic , and Keltic lan- guages . In order to illustrate the right of our English language to a place in this series , it will suffice to exhibit a few proofs of definite relationship between our language on the one ...
... Latin , Slavonic , Gothic , and Keltic lan- guages . In order to illustrate the right of our English language to a place in this series , it will suffice to exhibit a few proofs of definite relationship between our language on the one ...
Pagina 4
... Latin or both , and the same word is found in English or its cognate dialects beginning with an aspirate . Thus if the Latin or Greek word begins with P the English word begins with F. Examples : Tuρ and fire : прó , прŵτоя , primus ...
... Latin or both , and the same word is found in English or its cognate dialects beginning with an aspirate . Thus if the Latin or Greek word begins with P the English word begins with F. Examples : Tuρ and fire : прó , прŵτоя , primus ...
Pagina 5
... Latin word tam placed over the Gothic letters of the German word Amt are intended to bracket together the initial letters of Thins , Medials , and Aspirates , so as to represent the order of transition . These examples will suffice if ...
... Latin word tam placed over the Gothic letters of the German word Amt are intended to bracket together the initial letters of Thins , Medials , and Aspirates , so as to represent the order of transition . These examples will suffice if ...
Pagina 17
... tinctured with Latin . The Britons had been in subjection to Roman dominion for a space of between three and four centuries . This would naturally have C left a trace upon their language . And hence we OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 17.
... tinctured with Latin . The Britons had been in subjection to Roman dominion for a space of between three and four centuries . This would naturally have C left a trace upon their language . And hence we OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 17.
Pagina 18
... Latin , others are doubtful whether they should be called Latin or Keltic . Of the first class are those ele- ments of local nomenclature -CHESTER , from castrum = a ' fortified place - Saxon form , ceaster : STREET , from strata , i.e. ...
... Latin , others are doubtful whether they should be called Latin or Keltic . Of the first class are those ele- ments of local nomenclature -CHESTER , from castrum = a ' fortified place - Saxon form , ceaster : STREET , from strata , i.e. ...
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