Introduction to the Study of Language: A Critical Survey of the History and Methods of Comparative Philology of the Indo-European LanguagesFB & Limited, 1882 - 142 pages Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of Language: A Critical Survey of the History and Methods of Comparative Philology of the Indo-European Languages The character of the present work is mainly determined by the circumstance that it is intended by the author to facili tate the study of the Grammars which breitkopf hartel are publishing, as well as the comprehension of comparative philology in its newest form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... further discovered that the Indian language is the elder , the others younger and derived from it . " We cannot , therefore , say that BOPP was the discoverer of the Indo - European 1 ) community of language , but to him is due the ...
... further preface , and we can sum it up briefly as follows : The words of the Indo - European languages must be derived from roots , which are all monosyllabic . There are two classes of roots , viz . , verbal roots , from which spring ...
... further , the transmitted theory that roots are to be regarded as monosyllabic ; and finally , the tradition derived from He- brew grammar , that we have to recognize affixed pronouns in the personal suffixes of the verb . II . Bopp's ...
... further demonstrated . From comparison it was possible to deduce the rule that certain sounds of the Greek corresponded to certain sounds of the Sanskrit , m to μ , t to ʊ , etc. Yet after collecting a very few words , it immediately be ...
... further with such vagaries , as it will be clear from the preceding that the failure of this undertaking in the field of the Malay - Polynesian does not manifest a constitutional blemish in linguistic science as a whole , but simply a ...
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