The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1871 - 599 pagine |
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Pagina 5
... to the oldest form of German , because a conventional orthography , among other causes , has in German led to a disfigurement of many of the forms . The tendency of words to get disguised , is , therefore OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 5.
... to the oldest form of German , because a conventional orthography , among other causes , has in German led to a disfigurement of many of the forms . The tendency of words to get disguised , is , therefore OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 5.
Pagina 40
... orthography mature and almost fixed . It was capable , not of poetry alone , but of eloquent prose also , and it was equal to the task of translating the Latin authors , which were the literary models of the day . The extant Anglo ...
... orthography mature and almost fixed . It was capable , not of poetry alone , but of eloquent prose also , and it was equal to the task of translating the Latin authors , which were the literary models of the day . The extant Anglo ...
Pagina 51
... orthography which is a philo- logical peculiarity with this author . When words that begin with p follow words ending in d or t , he generally ( and with a few definite exceptions ) alters the initial þ to . Where ( for example ) he has ...
... orthography which is a philo- logical peculiarity with this author . When words that begin with p follow words ending in d or t , he generally ( and with a few definite exceptions ) alters the initial þ to . Where ( for example ) he has ...
Pagina 59
... orthography had f Instances : -heaven , Saxon heofon ; love , Saxon lufu ; but this alteration avoids initial ƒ's which remain with us as in Saxon times . The change may be well illustrated by the numeral five , Saxon fife ; where the ...
... orthography had f Instances : -heaven , Saxon heofon ; love , Saxon lufu ; but this alteration avoids initial ƒ's which remain with us as in Saxon times . The change may be well illustrated by the numeral five , Saxon fife ; where the ...
Pagina 109
... orthography . In what syllables is that eye sound represented by i ? Only in two kinds . The first is where it is supported by an e subscript : as , mine , wine , pipe , bite , kite , & c . The other case is where it has an old guttural ...
... orthography . In what syllables is that eye sound represented by i ? Only in two kinds . The first is where it is supported by an e subscript : as , mine , wine , pipe , bite , kite , & c . The other case is where it has an old guttural ...
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