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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Page 54
... hard to conceive . But that the problem itself admits of a solution , and of a very perfect solution , cannot be doubted . As there prevails much misconception on this sub- ject , I shall devote part of this lecture to a statement of ...
... hard to conceive . But that the problem itself admits of a solution , and of a very perfect solution , cannot be doubted . As there prevails much misconception on this sub- ject , I shall devote part of this lecture to a statement of ...
Page 123
... Hard Palate Pharynx Posterior Pillar Epiglottis Soft Palute Cricoid C Interior Larynx Thyroid C Tagu FOSS larynx ( fissura laryngea pharyngis ) . The epiglottis is a leaf - shaped elastic cartilage , attached by its nar- Opening of ...
... Hard Palate Pharynx Posterior Pillar Epiglottis Soft Palute Cricoid C Interior Larynx Thyroid C Tagu FOSS larynx ( fissura laryngea pharyngis ) . The epiglottis is a leaf - shaped elastic cartilage , attached by its nar- Opening of ...
Page 142
... hard palate , the teeth , and the lips . Before we examine these , it will be useful to say a few words on the general distinction between asper and lenis , a distinction which , as we shall see , affects every one of these breathings ...
... hard palate , the teeth , and the lips . Before we examine these , it will be useful to say a few words on the general distinction between asper and lenis , a distinction which , as we shall see , affects every one of these breathings ...
Page 143
... hard and soft . If , instead of allowing the breath to escape freely from the lungs to the lips , we hem it in by a bar- four de rier formed by lifting the bisa buo tongue against the uvula , we get the sound of ch , as heard in the ...
... hard and soft . If , instead of allowing the breath to escape freely from the lungs to the lips , we hem it in by a bar- four de rier formed by lifting the bisa buo tongue against the uvula , we get the sound of ch , as heard in the ...
Page 144
... hard palate begins , a little beyond the point where the k is formed . Letting the spiritus asper pass this isthmus , we produce the sound ch as heard in the German China or ich , a sound very difficult to an Englishman , though ...
... hard palate begins , a little beyond the point where the k is formed . Letting the spiritus asper pass this isthmus , we produce the sound ch as heard in the German China or ich , a sound very difficult to an Englishman , though ...
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Agni alphabet ancient Angiras Anglo-Saxon Aryan languages aspirates Asvins breath bright called conception consonantal consonants cows Curtius dawn deity dental derived dialects distinct divine doubt Dyaus earth English etymology express father French German glottis gods Gothic Grammar Grammatik Greek Grimm Grimm's law guage guttural heaven hence Homer horse hymn idea Indra Italian Kafir Kuhn Kuhn's Zeitschrift labial Latin letters likewise Maruts meaning meant originally metaphor mind modern mother myth mythology nations nature never night noun Old High-German Old Norse philosophers phonetic poets Polynesian pronounced Rig-Veda Roman root Sanskrit Sarama Saranyû Savitar Saxon scholars Science of Language sense skrit Slavonic soft sonant sound speak speech spiritus asper spiritus lenis spoken supposed syllable tenuis Teutonic things thought tion tongue trace Tuisco twins Varuna Veda verb vibrations Vivasvat vowels words Yama Zeus δὲ καὶ τῶν