The Philology of the English Tongue |
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The first thing in the description of a language is its affinities with other languages
: and the consideration of this belongs to what is called Comparative Philology .
The English is one of the languages of the great Indo - European family , the ...
The first thing in the description of a language is its affinities with other languages
: and the consideration of this belongs to what is called Comparative Philology .
The English is one of the languages of the great Indo - European family , the ...
Pagina 2
A few easy examples will put the reader in possession of the nature of the thing .
When a Welshman speaks English in Shakspeare he often substitutes p for B , as
Fluellen in Henry V. act v . sc . I : pragging knave , Pistoll , which you and your ...
A few easy examples will put the reader in possession of the nature of the thing .
When a Welshman speaks English in Shakspeare he often substitutes p for B , as
Fluellen in Henry V. act v . sc . I : pragging knave , Pistoll , which you and your ...
Pagina 11
What has been said will shew the nature of the thing ; and a little reflection will
make it clear how strong an evidence of primęval relationship these analogies
carry with them . This evidence would be far less perfect than it is , but for the ...
What has been said will shew the nature of the thing ; and a little reflection will
make it clear how strong an evidence of primęval relationship these analogies
carry with them . This evidence would be far less perfect than it is , but for the ...
Pagina 33
Accordingly , we see words like man , word , thing , can , smith , heap , on , an ,
which seem like permanent fixtures through the ages , and at first sight we might
think that they had suffered no change within the horizon of our observation .
Accordingly , we see words like man , word , thing , can , smith , heap , on , an ,
which seem like permanent fixtures through the ages , and at first sight we might
think that they had suffered no change within the horizon of our observation .
Pagina 36
Thing . This word had much the same vague and abstract use in Saxon as it has
now . On mang pisum žingum ' : among these things . ' Ic seah sellic žing singan
on recede ' : I saw a strange thing singing on the hall . But in Saxon it covered a ...
Thing . This word had much the same vague and abstract use in Saxon as it has
now . On mang pisum žingum ' : among these things . ' Ic seah sellic žing singan
on recede ' : I saw a strange thing singing on the hall . But in Saxon it covered a ...
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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