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Pagina 17
The latter were said to be still distinguishable in Kent and the Isle of Wight ; but ,
except in this statement , we have lost all trace of the Jutes . The Angles and
Saxons long stood apart and distinct from one another ; and they had each a
corner ...
The latter were said to be still distinguishable in Kent and the Isle of Wight ; but ,
except in this statement , we have lost all trace of the Jutes . The Angles and
Saxons long stood apart and distinct from one another ; and they had each a
corner ...
Pagina 34
... a plural men , a genitive plural manna , and a dative plural mannum . Of these
it has lost the whole , except the formation of the simple plural . In application it
has altered ; for in Saxon times man was equally applicable to womankind as to ...
... a plural men , a genitive plural manna , and a dative plural mannum . Of these
it has lost the whole , except the formation of the simple plural . In application it
has altered ; for in Saxon times man was equally applicable to womankind as to ...
Pagina 37
And it had a use in Saxon which it has now lost , but which it has retained in
German , where kennen , to know , is the proper word for speaking of
acquaintance with persons . So in Saxon : Canst žu pone preost be is gehaten
Eadsige ?
And it had a use in Saxon which it has now lost , but which it has retained in
German , where kennen , to know , is the proper word for speaking of
acquaintance with persons . So in Saxon : Canst žu pone preost be is gehaten
Eadsige ?
Pagina 38
We have all but lost the old preposition which stood where the ordinary WITH
now stands . It was MID , and it still keeps its old place in the German mit . We
have not utterly lost the last vestiges of it , for it does reappear now and then in
poetry ...
We have all but lost the old preposition which stood where the ordinary WITH
now stands . It was MID , and it still keeps its old place in the German mit . We
have not utterly lost the last vestiges of it , for it does reappear now and then in
poetry ...
Pagina 40
The same is the bi in the noun biword , a proverb , a good word lost to us , but
retained by the Germans , Beiwort . But we see it figuring as a mere vague prefix
in the modern because , besides . The progress of this word from the early time ...
The same is the bi in the noun biword , a proverb , a good word lost to us , but
retained by the Germans , Beiwort . But we see it figuring as a mere vague prefix
in the modern because , besides . The progress of this word from the early time ...
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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 | Universitą di Princeton |
| Digitalizzato | 3 mar 2009 |
| Lunghezza | 599 pagine |
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