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Pagina 3
Thin р Middle b Aspirate f t d þ or 8 or th g h ( Saxon ) . By means of these
classifications of consonants we are able to shew traces of a law of transition
having existed between English and the Classical languages . We find instances
B 2 OF ...
Thin р Middle b Aspirate f t d þ or 8 or th g h ( Saxon ) . By means of these
classifications of consonants we are able to shew traces of a law of transition
having existed between English and the Classical languages . We find instances
B 2 OF ...
Pagina 4
We find instances of words , for example , which begin with a thin consonant in
Greek or 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 ...
We find instances of words , for example , which begin with a thin consonant in
Greek or 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 ...
Pagina 34
In this class of instances the change is conspicuous , and requires little comment
; but in the former set it might more easily escape observation . Even there ,
however , alteration has taken place . Man spells in old Saxon as in modern
English ...
In this class of instances the change is conspicuous , and requires little comment
; but in the former set it might more easily escape observation . Even there ,
however , alteration has taken place . Man spells in old Saxon as in modern
English ...
Pagina 35
The other instances shall be more lightly touched on . Word , has altered
grammatically ; for in Saxon it stood unvaried in the plural ( WORD ) , but it has
now been long assimilated to other nouns , and forms its plural by D 2 OF THE
ENGLISH ...
The other instances shall be more lightly touched on . Word , has altered
grammatically ; for in Saxon it stood unvaried in the plural ( WORD ) , but it has
now been long assimilated to other nouns , and forms its plural by D 2 OF THE
ENGLISH ...
Pagina 37
A strong instance of this occurs in the Proclamation of A.D. 1258 , which will be
given below . There are , however , instances in which this preposition needs not
to be otherwise rendered in modern English , e.g. ' Eode him þa ham hal on his ...
A strong instance of this occurs in the Proclamation of A.D. 1258 , which will be
given below . There are , however , instances in which this preposition needs not
to be otherwise rendered in modern English , e.g. ' Eode him þa ham hal on his ...
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