Lectures on the Science of Language: Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in February, March, April and May, 1863, Volume 2C. Scribner, 1865 - 622 pages |
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according admit ancient appears applied Aryan aspirates became become beginning believe breath bright called cause character clear common Comparative conception considered consonants dawn derived dialects distinct doubt early earth elements English etymology exist explain express fact father French German give given gods Gothic Greek guage hard heaven hence horse human idea Indra instance Italian Italy kind language later Latin less letters light likewise living look meaning meant mind mother mythology nature never night object originally passage philosophers phonetic present produced pronounced reason represented Roman root Sanskrit seems sense similar simple soft sound speak speech spoken stands supposed things thought tion tongue trace true Veda verb vowels whole words Zeus