English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and FormsHarper, 1884 |
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... refers him to the text , which informs him that the word is used in the same form in both numbers . So important did Dr. Johnson and Dr. Webster consider a grammar as a complement to a dictionary , that each prefixed one to Section CHAPTER.
... refers him to the text , which informs him that the word is used in the same form in both numbers . So important did Dr. Johnson and Dr. Webster consider a grammar as a complement to a dictionary , that each prefixed one to Section CHAPTER.
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... CHAPTER I. GENERAL RELATIONS OF LANGUAGE . 1. Definition of Language . 2. Origin of Language Page Section 33 15. Numerals ... Page 45 34 16. Diversities in Languages .... 46 35 17. Causes of Diversities in Lan- 3. Growth of Language 4 ...
... CHAPTER I. GENERAL RELATIONS OF LANGUAGE . 1. Definition of Language . 2. Origin of Language Page Section 33 15. Numerals ... Page 45 34 16. Diversities in Languages .... 46 35 17. Causes of Diversities in Lan- 3. Growth of Language 4 ...
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... CHAPTER III . THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 60. Origin of the Ethnographical Elements .... 76 61. Introduction of the Celtic El- 69 . ement ... 76 68. Language before the coming of the Normans ... Introduction of ...
... CHAPTER III . THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 60. Origin of the Ethnographical Elements .... 76 61. Introduction of the Celtic El- 69 . ement ... 76 68. Language before the coming of the Normans ... Introduction of ...
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... CHAPTER VI . CHARACTER OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 98. English Language compo- site ... 99. Copiousness . 100. Number of Anglo - Saxon Words in the English Language 101. The Kind of Anglo - Saxon Words 102. Expressiveness 130 103. English ...
... CHAPTER VI . CHARACTER OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 98. English Language compo- site ... 99. Copiousness . 100. Number of Anglo - Saxon Words in the English Language 101. The Kind of Anglo - Saxon Words 102. Expressiveness 130 103. English ...
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... CHAPTER III . COMBINATIONS IN SYLLABLES . 138. Syllables 160 142. Breath arrested and Breath escaping 162 139. Names of Words from their Division into Syllables .. 160 143. Combinations in Words ... 162 140. Principles of Division ...
... CHAPTER III . COMBINATIONS IN SYLLABLES . 138. Syllables 160 142. Breath arrested and Breath escaping 162 139. Names of Words from their Division into Syllables .. 160 143. Combinations in Words ... 162 140. Principles of Division ...
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accent adjective adverb Alphabet ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon C. S. Note called Celtic classification common compound conjunction connected consonant consonantal copula Danish dative denotes derived dialect Diphthong elementary sound England English language equivalent etymological example express French gender genitive German Give glish Gothic Gothic language grammar Greek guage inflection Italian king Latin language Latin words letters logical loved meaning mind mode nature nominative Norman noun object origin orthoepy orthography participle Perfect person Philippe de Thaun phonetic elements plural predicate prefix preposition preterit pronoun pronunciation proposition QUESTIONS UNDER CHAPTER race relation represented Roman roots RULE Sanscrit Saxon sense sentence Shemitic singular sometimes sonant speak SPECIMEN speech spoken stock of languages substantive suffix surd syllable SYNTAX taken term termination Teutonic thee thing thou thought tion tive tongue transitive verb verb voice vowel vowel sounds whence writing καὶ
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