The Philology of the English Tongue |
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Pagina 18
In Saxon poetry we find the old highways called by the suggestive name of mil -
padas ... is the Roman tegula : MEOWLE , a poetic word for woman , is most likely
the Latin mulier ; and FÆMNE , a prose word for the same , is from the Latin ...
In Saxon poetry we find the old highways called by the suggestive name of mil -
padas ... is the Roman tegula : MEOWLE , a poetic word for woman , is most likely
the Latin mulier ; and FÆMNE , a prose word for the same , is from the Latin ...
Pagina 21
And eglantine , which has become the standard poetic name for the dog - rose ,
and which has such a French air , due to its having been adopted from the poetry
of the Fabliaux , is very probably a British word . With strong probability also may
...
And eglantine , which has become the standard poetic name for the dog - rose ,
and which has such a French air , due to its having been adopted from the poetry
of the Fabliaux , is very probably a British word . With strong probability also may
...
Pagina 26
One of his most interesting chapters is that in which he gives the traditional story
of the vernacular poet Cædmon , who by ... and also that vernacular poetry was
used as a vehicle of popular instruction in the seventh century in Northumbria .
One of his most interesting chapters is that in which he gives the traditional story
of the vernacular poet Cædmon , who by ... and also that vernacular poetry was
used as a vehicle of popular instruction in the seventh century in Northumbria .
Pagina 28
The poet in whose works the Scottish language first displays its definite form , is
Dunbar , a younger contemporary of Chaucer . From the fifteenth to the
eighteenth centuries there was a thriving national literature in the Anglian dialect
, and the ...
The poet in whose works the Scottish language first displays its definite form , is
Dunbar , a younger contemporary of Chaucer . From the fifteenth to the
eighteenth centuries there was a thriving national literature in the Anglian dialect
, and the ...
Pagina 30
... interval at which Saxon literature was strongest ; but its duration exceeds these
limits at either end . We have poetry , laws , and annals before 880 30 SKETCH
OF THE RISE.
... interval at which Saxon literature was strongest ; but its duration exceeds these
limits at either end . We have poetry , laws , and annals before 880 30 SKETCH
OF THE RISE.
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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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