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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... become more strongly cemented by these whiffs of spray that are dashed across . ( 6 Emboldened by the indulgent ... becomes more dear and sacred to me with every year , and to whose friendship I owe more than I here could say . Bunsen ...
... become more strongly cemented by these whiffs of spray that are dashed across . ( 6 Emboldened by the indulgent ... becomes more dear and sacred to me with every year , and to whose friendship I owe more than I here could say . Bunsen ...
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... becoming the end and goal of the labors and transactions of a scientific associa- tion . " 1 In my former course all that I could attempt to do was to point out the principal objects of the Science of Language , to determine its limits ...
... becoming the end and goal of the labors and transactions of a scientific associa- tion . " 1 In my former course all that I could attempt to do was to point out the principal objects of the Science of Language , to determine its limits ...
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... become the names of families , clans , villages , towns , and na- tions , e . g . Thyringas , the Thuringians . Even if names in ing are derived from names of rivers or hills or trees , they may still be called patronymics , because in ...
... become the names of families , clans , villages , towns , and na- tions , e . g . Thyringas , the Thuringians . Even if names in ing are derived from names of rivers or hills or trees , they may still be called patronymics , because in ...
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... become hopeless . Will it be believed that since the time of Cook five of the ten simple numerals in the language of Tahiti have been thrown off and replaced by new ones ? This is , nevertheless , the fact . Two was rua ; it is now piti ...
... become hopeless . Will it be believed that since the time of Cook five of the ten simple numerals in the language of Tahiti have been thrown off and replaced by new ones ? This is , nevertheless , the fact . Two was rua ; it is now piti ...
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... becomes stereotyped , may exercise on the whole character of a language ( for we must remember , that , as every woman ... become powerful agents in the literary languages of civilized nations , and that we must not look for traces of ...
... becomes stereotyped , may exercise on the whole character of a language ( for we must remember , that , as every woman ... become powerful agents in the literary languages of civilized nations , and that we must not look for traces of ...
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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