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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... naturally from what preceded them ; in the second part the most important of these problems are discussed . In the fifth chapter ( Agglutination Theory ) I have expressed myself with more skep- ticism and reserve than formerly . But I ...
... naturally referred to his own book , instead of to JOLLY'S Ger- man translation , and similarly , the extracts from BOPP's Ana- lytical Comparison appear in their original English form , as well as the remarks of Sir WILLIAM JONES on ...
... natural science ? His general views of language , 17-20 . Bopp's conception of phonetic laws : a ) mechanical laws ( i . e . law of gravity ) , 20—21 ; b ) physical laws , 21-23 . Incompleteness of BOPP's system of phonetics ...
... naturally no easy matter to bring the traditional parts of speech under three heads , and this classification could not be carried out without sophistry . For instance , A. F. BERNHARDI knew no better method of re- conciling his ...
... natural that the verb as should be palpably and visibly re- presented in every verbal form . BOPP did actually accept this consequence in a very remarkable sentence in the Analy- tical Comparison , page 14 : 1 ) Analytical Comparison of ...
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