The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1880 - 700 pagine |
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Pagina 126
... distinction of Time , superseding almost entirely the previous habit of denoting the Past by Reduplication . The ... distinctions based upon the vocalic series i , a , u ; as the following : - drink begin drank began drunk begun shrink ...
... distinction of Time , superseding almost entirely the previous habit of denoting the Past by Reduplication . The ... distinctions based upon the vocalic series i , a , u ; as the following : - drink begin drank began drunk begun shrink ...
Pagina 130
... - Saxon printed books have it , the manu- scripts have the old Rune p . But after the Conquest , when a great many Romance words beginning with V were coming into the English , and a distinction had 130 I. OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET .
... - Saxon printed books have it , the manu- scripts have the old Rune p . But after the Conquest , when a great many Romance words beginning with V were coming into the English , and a distinction had 130 I. OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET .
Pagina 131
John Earle. were coming into the English , and a distinction had to be made between this sound and that of the old P , the letter was represented by a double v . But it must care- fully be observed that the novelty as regards the W was ...
John Earle. were coming into the English , and a distinction had to be made between this sound and that of the old P , the letter was represented by a double v . But it must care- fully be observed that the novelty as regards the W was ...
Pagina 142
... distinction is , however , ques- tioned ; and the decision of it is all the more difficult , as we may not trust the report of our own organs in delicate points of pronunciation . Our utterance is warped the mo- ment we set ourselves to ...
... distinction is , however , ques- tioned ; and the decision of it is all the more difficult , as we may not trust the report of our own organs in delicate points of pronunciation . Our utterance is warped the mo- ment we set ourselves to ...
Pagina 145
... distinction of J the consonant from I the vowel was not yet known . The v was not practically distinguished from the u . Instead of judge we see iudge ; and instead of deceived it is deceiued . These may come under the notion of ...
... distinction of J the consonant from I the vowel was not yet known . The v was not practically distinguished from the u . Instead of judge we see iudge ; and instead of deceived it is deceiued . These may come under the notion of ...
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