CHARACTER OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 98. English Language compo- | 103. English Grammar and the 130 Anglo-Saxon.. 131 104. Stability of the English Lan site... 99. Copiousness.. 100. Number of Anglo-Saxon Words in the English Language 132 guage.. 105. English the universal Lan guage.. 106. Prospects of the English 134 134 135 136 133 107. Historical Analysis................. 138 117. Dr. Rush's Classification.. 144 127. Lene and Aspirate ic Formation.. Compound Sounds ... 151 151 126. 144 Relationship of certain Con- 152 escaping 162 139. Names of Words from their Division into Syllables.. 160 143. Combinations in Words... 162 140. Principles of Division..... 161 144. Monosyllabic Character of 141. Rules of Syllabication..... 161 the English Language... 163 CHAPTER IV. ACCENT. 145. Classical Accent... 146. English Accent... 165 150. Accent on Trisyllables.... 167 165 151. Accent on Polysyllables... 167 147. Rules for English Accent. 166 152. Definition of Emphasis, and 148. Accent on Monosyllables.. 166 149. Accent on Dissyllables.... 166 statement of its effect on 167 CHAPTER V. QUANTITY. 153. Classic or Syllabic Quan- 156. Dependent and Independent 170 tity.... 169 157. Common Rules ...... 154. English or Vowel Quantity 169 158. Relation of Accent to Quan155. Two modes of Measurement 169 170 171 tity... THE ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET ACCOUNTS FOR ITS DEFECTS. ORTHOGRAPHICAL EXPEDIENTS. 222. Expedients for representing the Elementary Sounds.... 222 CHAPTER VI. ORTHOGRAPHY. 223. In what Orthography con- 231. Value of silent Letters.... 228 224 232. Etymological Facts and Reasons... sists 224. Diversities in Orthography 224 229 229 226. Different Plans of Reform. 225 234. Change of Pronunciation.. 230 227. Opposite Views.. 226 235. Tendency of the Language 231 228. Doubtful Orthography ... 227 236. Grammar... 231 229. Usage... 227 237. English Grammar. 232 230. Normal Use of the Letters. 228 238. Orthographic Analysis. 233 243. The Definition 242 245. Genders of Nouns.. 244. Classification of Nouns.... 242 246. Additional Facts.. 243 246 256 257 Gender in Personification 248 259. Inflection of the Possess- Saxon Genitive..... 250. Numbers of Nouns....... 249 260. Transition from the Anglo- 254. Additional Statements 265. The Adjective. 266. Classification... 267. Other Classifications 261. Number of Cases 251 262. Import of the Genitive.... 258 Comparison.... 26 270 268. Derivation of Adjectives.. 265 269. Comparison of Adjectives. 266 277. Comparative Etymology 271 270. Simple or Terminational 278. Numerals.. 271 271 272 267 281. Compound Numerals ... 273 267 282. Plural Forms of Cardinal 268 Numbers CHAPTER IV. THE ARTICLE. 284. Relation of the Articles to the Proposition.... 288. The Pronoun.. 289. Classification.. 273 276 275 285. The Article "an" or "a".. 275 CHAPTER V. THE PRONOUN. 278 296. Pronouns of the first Person 282 278 297. Substitution of Plurality for Unity... 290. Extent of Pronouns 279 291. Value of Pronouns.. 279 298. Pronouns of the second Per 283 294. Comparative Etymology.. 281 300. Pronouns of the third Per 295. Declension of Personal Pro son. 285 nouns in the Anglo-Saxon 281 301. The German Usage.. 286 |