The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1871 - 599 pagine |
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Pagina 15
... distinction between Englisc and Danish 1 . A great deal may be said , and in fact has been said and written , to prove that we are Scandinavians , and to draw us over the middle border . But it generally resolves itself into a number of ...
... distinction between Englisc and Danish 1 . A great deal may be said , and in fact has been said and written , to prove that we are Scandinavians , and to draw us over the middle border . But it generally resolves itself into a number of ...
Pagina 16
... the literary habit of recent times to use the term ' Saxon ' as a distinction for the early period of our history and language and literature , and to reserve the term 6 ' English ' for the later period . There is 16 SKETCH OF THE RISE.
... the literary habit of recent times to use the term ' Saxon ' as a distinction for the early period of our history and language and literature , and to reserve the term 6 ' English ' for the later period . There is 16 SKETCH OF THE RISE.
Pagina 34
... distinction of the initial capital , which in German belongs to all substantives : thus , substantive Mann , pronoun man . In Saxon ( towards the close of the period ) the distinction of the n is sometimes seen , with a preference of ...
... distinction of the initial capital , which in German belongs to all substantives : thus , substantive Mann , pronoun man . In Saxon ( towards the close of the period ) the distinction of the n is sometimes seen , with a preference of ...
Pagina 77
... distinctions here to be pointed out . A moderate course of reading , such as that laid out in Mr. Morris's Specimens of Early English would enable a student to follow our description . The leading characteristics of the King's English ...
... distinctions here to be pointed out . A moderate course of reading , such as that laid out in Mr. Morris's Specimens of Early English would enable a student to follow our description . The leading characteristics of the King's English ...
Pagina 96
... distinction of the latter is not that it took in more French words , or even that it blended French and English features together till they were undistinguish- able in many words ; but , that the sound , the rhythm , the modulation ...
... distinction of the latter is not that it took in more French words , or even that it blended French and English features together till they were undistinguish- able in many words ; but , that the sound , the rhythm , the modulation ...
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