English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and FormsHarper, 1884 |
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... give them . " These animals received their names immediately from man , not immediately from God ; and , inasmuch as speech is but the image of the mind , we may believe that , impressed by some prominent attribute in each animal , he ...
... give them . " These animals received their names immediately from man , not immediately from God ; and , inasmuch as speech is but the image of the mind , we may believe that , impressed by some prominent attribute in each animal , he ...
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... give place to new ones , so the forms in which those modes are expressed give place to new forms . Thus the lan- guage grows and decays at the same time , just as in nature , out of the decay of vegetation , other forms of vegetable ...
... give place to new ones , so the forms in which those modes are expressed give place to new forms . Thus the lan- guage grows and decays at the same time , just as in nature , out of the decay of vegetation , other forms of vegetable ...
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... Give examples of onomatopoetic words . 12. Give illustrations of the law of growth in the English language . 13. Where is the birth - place of language ? 14. Give the opinion of Sir HUMPHRY DAVY , and of Sir WILLIAM JONES , and of ...
... Give examples of onomatopoetic words . 12. Give illustrations of the law of growth in the English language . 13. Where is the birth - place of language ? 14. Give the opinion of Sir HUMPHRY DAVY , and of Sir WILLIAM JONES , and of ...
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... Give instances of the affinities of languages . 25. Exhibit BOPP's views of philology . 26. State the three opinions which have prevailed in respect to the origin of the diversities of languages . 27. State the causes of the diversities ...
... Give instances of the affinities of languages . 25. Exhibit BOPP's views of philology . 26. State the three opinions which have prevailed in respect to the origin of the diversities of languages . 27. State the causes of the diversities ...
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... Give the classification of the Indo - European stock . 10. State the difference between the synthetic and the analytic languages . 11. Give the general characteristics of the European stock of languages . 12. Describe the Sanscrit ...
... Give the classification of the Indo - European stock . 10. State the difference between the synthetic and the analytic languages . 11. Give the general characteristics of the European stock of languages . 12. Describe the Sanscrit ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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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