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Pagina 41
The Englisc language continued to be spoken by the masses who could speak
no other ; and here and there a secluded student continued to write in it . But its
honours and emoluments were gone , and a gloomy period of depression lay ...
The Englisc language continued to be spoken by the masses who could speak
no other ; and here and there a secluded student continued to write in it . But its
honours and emoluments were gone , and a gloomy period of depression lay ...
Pagina 67
... this was more than compensated for by isolation at other parts , and the
continued production of new idioms . In fact we have a phenomenon to account
for . the fourteenth century there suddenly appeared a standard English
language .
... this was more than compensated for by isolation at other parts , and the
continued production of new idioms . In fact we have a phenomenon to account
for . the fourteenth century there suddenly appeared a standard English
language .
Pagina 91
Through the influence of the southern literature , even so early as Dunbar , who
was a great admirer of Chaucer , we find the word also used in the English
manner . But the other usage continued for a long time to make a feature in
Scottish ...
Through the influence of the southern literature , even so early as Dunbar , who
was a great admirer of Chaucer , we find the word also used in the English
manner . But the other usage continued for a long time to make a feature in
Scottish ...
Pagina 104
A modified Roman letter was put forward as a substitute for it , namely a crossed
D , but the character thus excogitated ( Š 8 ) did not supersede the Rune ḥ ,
which continued to be used along with it in a confused and arbitrary manner ,
until ...
A modified Roman letter was put forward as a substitute for it , namely a crossed
D , but the character thus excogitated ( Š 8 ) did not supersede the Rune ḥ ,
which continued to be used along with it in a confused and arbitrary manner ,
until ...
Pagina 122
... our tong , So pray I to God , that none miswrite thee , Ne the mis - metre , for
defaut of tong : And redd wherso thou be or eles song , That thou be understond ,
' & c . It was not for want of interest in orthography that so great diversity
continued ...
... our tong , So pray I to God , that none miswrite thee , Ne the mis - metre , for
defaut of tong : And redd wherso thou be or eles song , That thou be understond ,
' & c . It was not for want of interest in orthography that so great diversity
continued ...
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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