The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1880 - 700 pagine |
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Pagina 15
... once carried . Inflections which in German , or even in Anglo - Saxon , are but fragmentarily preserved , like relics of an expiring fashion , are there seen standing forth in all their archaic rigidity and polysyllabicity . 15. In the ...
... once carried . Inflections which in German , or even in Anglo - Saxon , are but fragmentarily preserved , like relics of an expiring fashion , are there seen standing forth in all their archaic rigidity and polysyllabicity . 15. In the ...
Pagina 33
... once phrasal and inflectional . This indi- cates a new growth in the language : the inflections are no longer what once they were , self - sufficient . Prepositions are brought to their aid , and very soon the whole weight of the ...
... once phrasal and inflectional . This indi- cates a new growth in the language : the inflections are no longer what once they were , self - sufficient . Prepositions are brought to their aid , and very soon the whole weight of the ...
Pagina 44
... once extinct , there was no central or standard language . The French language in some respects supplied the place of a standard language , as the medium of intercourse between persons in the best ranks of society . The native speech ...
... once extinct , there was no central or standard language . The French language in some respects supplied the place of a standard language , as the medium of intercourse between persons in the best ranks of society . The native speech ...
Pagina 93
... once an integral territory , consequent upon the establishment of a northern and a southern court in this island . The old uniformity and identity has been broken up , and the political border has long since become , in CONCLUSION . 93.
... once an integral territory , consequent upon the establishment of a northern and a southern court in this island . The old uniformity and identity has been broken up , and the political border has long since become , in CONCLUSION . 93.
Pagina 106
... once fall into disuse . Runes are found on grave- stones , church crosses , fibulæ , & c . , down at least to the eleventh century . The Isle of Man is famous for its Runic stones , especially the church of Kirk Braddan . These are ...
... once fall into disuse . Runes are found on grave- stones , church crosses , fibulæ , & c . , down at least to the eleventh century . The Isle of Man is famous for its Runic stones , especially the church of Kirk Braddan . These are ...
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