The English language, in its elements and formsWilliam Kent and Company, 1857 - 504 pages |
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... considered as of arbitrary formation . The absence of an alphabet has deprived the Chinese of an important means of preserving a uniformity of spoken language through any part of the empire . A native of China would be alto- gether ...
... considered as of arbitrary formation . The absence of an alphabet has deprived the Chinese of an important means of preserving a uniformity of spoken language through any part of the empire . A native of China would be alto- gether ...
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... considered as having settled the question the other way . be The Celtic languages are incomplete in grammatical inflections ' when compared with the Sanscrit , the Teutonic , and the Classical languages . The Welsh has many words found ...
... considered as having settled the question the other way . be The Celtic languages are incomplete in grammatical inflections ' when compared with the Sanscrit , the Teutonic , and the Classical languages . The Welsh has many words found ...
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... considered as sufficient to describe a new form of language ; and this was brought about so gradually , that we are not relieved of much of our difficulty as to whether some compositions shall pass for the latest offspring of the mother ...
... considered as sufficient to describe a new form of language ; and this was brought about so gradually , that we are not relieved of much of our difficulty as to whether some compositions shall pass for the latest offspring of the mother ...
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... considered as embracing the peculiarities of Sussex , Kent , and Hampshire , though there are variations in each . In Sussex , hasp is pronounced hapse ; neck , nick ; throat , throttle ; choke , chock . In East Sussex , day is ...
... considered as embracing the peculiarities of Sussex , Kent , and Hampshire , though there are variations in each . In Sussex , hasp is pronounced hapse ; neck , nick ; throat , throttle ; choke , chock . In East Sussex , day is ...
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... considered the universal language . It was more gene- rally studied and spoken than any other in Europe . “ Several foreigners , " says Gibbon , " have seized the opportunity of speaking to Europe in the common dialect , the French ...
... considered the universal language . It was more gene- rally studied and spoken than any other in Europe . “ Several foreigners , " says Gibbon , " have seized the opportunity of speaking to Europe in the common dialect , the French ...
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Common terms and phrases
accent adjective adverb ancient Auxiliary verb belongs C. S. Note called Celtic combination common Compose a sentence conjugation conjunction connected consonant consonantal copula Danish dative denotes derived dialect diphthong elementary sound employed English alphabet English language equivalent etymology euphony example express feminine French FUTURE PERFECT TENSE gender genitive German Give Gothic grammatical Greek Hebrew idea infinitive inflection Italian king Latin language Latin words letters logical loved masculine meaning mode nature nominative nouns object Old English original force orthoepy orthography participle PAST TENSE PERFECT TENSE phonetic elements plural form plural number predicate prefix PRESENT TENSE preterit pronunciation proposition QUESTIONS UNDER CHAPTER relation represented Roman root RULE Sanscrit Saxon SECTION sense simple sometimes sonant species speech subjunctive substantive suffix surd syllable syllogism taken term termination Teutonic thing thou tion tive transitive verb verb vowel vowel sounds whence
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