The Discovery of the Science of Languages: In which are Shown the Real Nature of the Parts of Speech : the Meanings which All Words Carry in Themselves, as Their Own Definitions ; and the Origin of Words, Letters, Figures, Etc. ; in Two Volumes, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844 - 401 pages |
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2d Edition adjective aimer allow alluded already analysed ancient Aristotle avoir body c'est Charles Stoddart class of words cloth composed Condillac considered contraction dative declensions discover discovery double possessive ellipsis Encyclopædia English language English word equal être expressed fourth degree French language French word gender and number genitive gone gram grammarians Greek Hence History hitherto Horne Tooke ic iv idea instance J. C. LOUDON j'ai John John's language Latin learned letter literal meaning manner meant mind nature never nominative nouns observation opinion participle past Paul the Apostle perceive perfect tense person singular philosophers plural number Port Royal positive degree preceded preposition present pronouns proposition qu'il qualify reader reddition referred remark rendu respecting signify soul speech substance named suppose tense Thou understood verb Vignette Titles whilst wholly Woodcuts words called written