The Philology of the English Tongue |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-5 di 42
Pagina iii
It is the aim of Philology to order the study of language upon principles indicated
by language itself , so that each part and function shall have its true and natural
place assigned to it , according to the order , relation , and proportion dictated by
...
It is the aim of Philology to order the study of language upon principles indicated
by language itself , so that each part and function shall have its true and natural
place assigned to it , according to the order , relation , and proportion dictated by
...
Pagina 33
Prepositions are brought to their aid , and very soon the whole weight of the
function falls on the preposition . The inflection then lives on merely as an
heirloom in the language , an ancient fashion , ornamental rather than necessary
.
Prepositions are brought to their aid , and very soon the whole weight of the
function falls on the preposition . The inflection then lives on merely as an
heirloom in the language , an ancient fashion , ornamental rather than necessary
.
Pagina 109
It is by reference then to the function of the letter e in the personal pronouns , that
we explain the name of Ee by which that vowel is incorrectly designated . It may
be left to the reader to observe by a collection of instances , like hit , bit , nip , wit ...
It is by reference then to the function of the letter e in the personal pronouns , that
we explain the name of Ee by which that vowel is incorrectly designated . It may
be left to the reader to observe by a collection of instances , like hit , bit , nip , wit ...
Pagina 110
And this is analogous to what we have done with the vowels . We have given
them names which are expressive , not of their general functions , but of the
impression made by some prominent anomaly or adventitious oddity in their
appearance ...
And this is analogous to what we have done with the vowels . We have given
them names which are expressive , not of their general functions , but of the
impression made by some prominent anomaly or adventitious oddity in their
appearance ...
Pagina 114
Already in the twelfth century , k is found to have a place and function of its own to
the entire exclusion of c , namely , before the vowels E and I , the cases in which
c had gone off into the s - sound . Thus the old words cene , cempa ( = warrior ) ...
Already in the twelfth century , k is found to have a place and function of its own to
the entire exclusion of c , namely , before the vowels E and I , the cases in which
c had gone off into the s - sound . Thus the old words cene , cempa ( = warrior ) ...
Cosa dicono le persone - Scrivi una recensione
Nessuna recensione trovata nei soliti posti.
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Parole e frasi comuni
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