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Pagina vii
On the English Alphabet CHAPTER II . Spelling and Pronunciation CHAPTER III .
Of Interjections CHAPTER IV . Of the Parts of Speech CHAPTER V. Of Presentive
and Symbolic Words , and of Inflections . CHAPTER VI . The Verbal Group 1.
On the English Alphabet CHAPTER II . Spelling and Pronunciation CHAPTER III .
Of Interjections CHAPTER IV . Of the Parts of Speech CHAPTER V. Of Presentive
and Symbolic Words , and of Inflections . CHAPTER VI . The Verbal Group 1.
Pagina viii
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 . 3. Of Sound as an Instinctive Object of Attraction 542 .
536 .
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 . 3. Of Sound as an Instinctive Object of Attraction 542 .
536 .
Pagina 7
The kingdom of the Netherlands , where it is a truly national speech , the speech
of all ranks of the community- the kingdom of Belgium , where , under the name of
Flemish , it is striving for recognition , and has gained a place in literature ...
The kingdom of the Netherlands , where it is a truly national speech , the speech
of all ranks of the community- the kingdom of Belgium , where , under the name of
Flemish , it is striving for recognition , and has gained a place in literature ...
Pagina 33
This then is the chief grammatical feature of the Saxon speech , as seen from our
present point of view , and as contrasted with the present habits of the English
language . But it is not in the scheme of its grammar alone that human speech is
...
This then is the chief grammatical feature of the Saxon speech , as seen from our
present point of view , and as contrasted with the present habits of the English
language . But it is not in the scheme of its grammar alone that human speech is
...
Pagina 38
It is not easy to throw light on an ancient speech by description , unless the writer
is aided by the studies of the reader . It would be vain to assume an English
public to be acquainted with the elder form of their mother tongue ; and therefore
we ...
It is not easy to throw light on an ancient speech by description , unless the writer
is aided by the studies of the reader . It would be vain to assume an English
public to be acquainted with the elder form of their mother tongue ; and therefore
we ...
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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