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When the same words appear under altered forms in different members of the
same family of languages, the diversity of form is found to have a regular method
and analogy. Such an analogy has been established between the varying ...
When the same words appear under altered forms in different members of the
same family of languages, the diversity of form is found to have a regular method
and analogy. Such an analogy has been established between the varying ...
Pagina 34
Man spells in old Saxon as in modern English, but yet it has altered in
grammatical habit, in application, and in convertible use. In grammatical habit it
has altered; for in Saxon it had a genitive mannes, a dative men, an (archaic)
accusative ...
Man spells in old Saxon as in modern English, but yet it has altered in
grammatical habit, in application, and in convertible use. In grammatical habit it
has altered; for in Saxon it had a genitive mannes, a dative men, an (archaic)
accusative ...
Pagina 35
So far about the word man, which is an example of the slowest-moving of words,
which has not altered in its spelling, and which is yet seen to have undergone
alterations of another kind. The other instances shall be more lightly touched on.
So far about the word man, which is an example of the slowest-moving of words,
which has not altered in its spelling, and which is yet seen to have undergone
alterations of another kind. The other instances shall be more lightly touched on.
Pagina 81
These words are still in our language, and beyond these there are large numbers
of French words in Chaucer which have since been disused, or so much altered
as to be of questionable identification. All such have been omitted from this list.
These words are still in our language, and beyond these there are large numbers
of French words in Chaucer which have since been disused, or so much altered
as to be of questionable identification. All such have been omitted from this list.
Pagina 95
This uniformity of sense over a wide area is evidence that the word has not
altered much in sense since its distribution over that area. This sort of argument is
not applicable to a national expression; but to a provincial one it is. The reason of
...
This uniformity of sense over a wide area is evidence that the word has not
altered much in sense since its distribution over that area. This sort of argument is
not applicable to a national expression; but to a provincial one it is. The reason of
...
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accent adjective adverb already altered ancient appears become beginning belongs called cause century character Chaucer close common compared compound conjunction continued dialect distinction early effect element English example existence expression fact familiar flexion French function German give grammatical Greek habit hand idea illustration indicate infinitive inflections instances interjection kind King language Latin less letter literature look lost manner means mind nature never noun observe once original passed perhaps period person philological plural poetry position preposition present probably pronoun pronunciation Queene reader reason regard represented retained Saxon seems seen sense sentence sometimes sort sound speak speech spelling stand strong substantive syllable symbolic taken term thing thou thought tion traces translation true verb vowel whole word writing written
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Philology of the English Tongue Clarendon Press series |
| Autore | John Earle |
| Editore | Clarendon Press, 1871 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Università di Princeton |
| Digitalizzato | 3 mar 2009 |
| Lunghezza | 599 pagine |
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