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504 2. Compounds of the Second Order . . 510 3. Compounds of the Third Order .
. 513 CHAPTER XII. Of Prosody, or the Musical Element in Speech . 516 1. Of
Sound as an Illustrative Agency . 519 2. Of Sound as a Formative Agency . . 536
3.
504 2. Compounds of the Second Order . . 510 3. Compounds of the Third Order .
. 513 CHAPTER XII. Of Prosody, or the Musical Element in Speech . 516 1. Of
Sound as an Illustrative Agency . 519 2. Of Sound as a Formative Agency . . 536
3.
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In the Romance of King Alexander we first begin to hear a sound as of the
coming English language. Most of the transition pieces are widely distinct from
the diction of Gower and Chaucer, but this has the air of a preparation for those
writers.
In the Romance of King Alexander we first begin to hear a sound as of the
coming English language. Most of the transition pieces are widely distinct from
the diction of Gower and Chaucer, but this has the air of a preparation for those
writers.
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Which is made probable by the substitution of the ss for ch where we must
suppose a French pronunciation of the ch, which is about the same as our sh
sound. Thus, in the long piece presently to be quoted, we have Michaelmas
written ...
Which is made probable by the substitution of the ss for ch where we must
suppose a French pronunciation of the ch, which is about the same as our sh
sound. Thus, in the long piece presently to be quoted, we have Michaelmas
written ...
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It is a familiar sound to hear Chaucer called the well of English undefiled. But this
expression never had any other meaning than that Chaucer's language was free
from those foreign materials which got into the English of some centuries later.
It is a familiar sound to hear Chaucer called the well of English undefiled. But this
expression never had any other meaning than that Chaucer's language was free
from those foreign materials which got into the English of some centuries later.
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conversed with them, by talking of beating their nets (so it sounds) when they
mean mending them. In Saxon times EOT was the legal and most current word
for amends of any kind. It passed into ecclesiastical diction in the term DJED- B6T
, ...
conversed with them, by talking of beating their nets (so it sounds) when they
mean mending them. In Saxon times EOT was the legal and most current word
for amends of any kind. It passed into ecclesiastical diction in the term DJED- B6T
, ...
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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 | Università di Princeton |
| Digitalizzato | 3 mar 2009 |
| Lunghezza | 599 pagine |
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