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We find instances of words , for example , which begin with a thin consonant in
Greek or Latin or both , and the same word is found in English or its cognate
dialects beginning with an aspirate . Thus if the Latin or Greek word begins with p
the ...
We find instances of words , for example , which begin with a thin consonant in
Greek or Latin or both , and the same word is found in English or its cognate
dialects beginning with an aspirate . Thus if the Latin or Greek word begins with p
the ...
Pagina 5
may be summarised for convenience sake in the following mnemonic formula :
T A A M M I where the Roman letters of the Latin word tam placed over the Gothic
letters of the German word Amt are intended to bracket together the initial letters ...
may be summarised for convenience sake in the following mnemonic formula :
T A A M M I where the Roman letters of the Latin word tam placed over the Gothic
letters of the German word Amt are intended to bracket together the initial letters ...
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Compare also the following German and English words , as ... and the Low Dutch
on the other , may be symbolised by ja writing the German word saint over the
English word tame : thus t In this mnemonic , the final e of tame is merely there to
...
Compare also the following German and English words , as ... and the Low Dutch
on the other , may be symbolised by ja writing the German word saint over the
English word tame : thus t In this mnemonic , the final e of tame is merely there to
...
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Words and names are compared as if it were forgotten how largely we have
borrowed from the Danes in historic times . It is not to be ... A striking illustration of
this may be found in the AngloSaxon word for the giant of the legends . The giant
is ...
Words and names are compared as if it were forgotten how largely we have
borrowed from the Danes in historic times . It is not to be ... A striking illustration of
this may be found in the AngloSaxon word for the giant of the legends . The giant
is ...
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And hence we find that of the words which the Saxons learnt from the Britons ,
some are undoubted Latin , others are ... form , stręt : PORT , a word derived
from the Latin porta , a gate , signified in Saxon times just a town , a market - town
.
And hence we find that of the words which the Saxons learnt from the Britons ,
some are undoubted Latin , others are ... form , stręt : PORT , a word derived
from the Latin porta , a gate , signified in Saxon times just a town , a market - town
.
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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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