The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1880 - 700 pagine |
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Pagina 114
... mind an impulse such as that which is attributed to the etymologists of a past age , to put the vowels aside as if they were hopelessly beyond the reach of scientific method . Each vowel sign has such a variety of sounds in English ...
... mind an impulse such as that which is attributed to the etymologists of a past age , to put the vowels aside as if they were hopelessly beyond the reach of scientific method . Each vowel sign has such a variety of sounds in English ...
Pagina 153
... mind the difference of pronunciation ; and that difference is for the most part a matter of Old French . The tendency of the French nation is the reverse of ours in the matter of accentuation . They are disposed to throw the accent on ...
... mind the difference of pronunciation ; and that difference is for the most part a matter of Old French . The tendency of the French nation is the reverse of ours in the matter of accentuation . They are disposed to throw the accent on ...
Pagina 160
... mind , that is to say , it is much the same thing as ' despera- tion . ' The prefixed w has in this instance proved fatal to the word . The tch form of this root has fallen out of use , and probably it was the prefixing of this w that ...
... mind , that is to say , it is much the same thing as ' despera- tion . ' The prefixed w has in this instance proved fatal to the word . The tch form of this root has fallen out of use , and probably it was the prefixing of this w that ...
Pagina 170
... minds to Water glide away , And sip , with Nymphs , their elemental Tea . Canto i . Here thou , great ANNA ! whom three realms obey , Dost sometimes counsel take - and sometimes Tea . Canto iii . That this was the general pronunciation ...
... minds to Water glide away , And sip , with Nymphs , their elemental Tea . Canto i . Here thou , great ANNA ! whom three realms obey , Dost sometimes counsel take - and sometimes Tea . Canto iii . That this was the general pronunciation ...
Pagina 175
... mind to the effect that ay is a rude braying sound , while ee is a refined and sweetly bleating one . Or , shall we suppose that this is only a reprisal and natural compensation for the area lost by this ee sound when it was ejected ...
... mind to the effect that ay is a rude braying sound , while ee is a refined and sweetly bleating one . Or , shall we suppose that this is only a reprisal and natural compensation for the area lost by this ee sound when it was ejected ...
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