Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ...1861 [and 1863], Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 11
... from my imperfect knowledge of the language would be more than balanced by
the forbearance of an English audience , and I had such perfect faith in my
subject that I thought it might be trusted even in the hands of a less skilful
expositor .
... from my imperfect knowledge of the language would be more than balanced by
the forbearance of an English audience , and I had such perfect faith in my
subject that I thought it might be trusted even in the hands of a less skilful
expositor .
Page 22
This mythological disease , though less virulent in modern languages , is by no
means extinct . During the Middle Ages the controversy between Nominalism and
Realism , which agitated the church for centuries , and finally prepared the way ...
This mythological disease , though less virulent in modern languages , is by no
means extinct . During the Middle Ages the controversy between Nominalism and
Realism , which agitated the church for centuries , and finally prepared the way ...
Page 35
Nor would it be reasonable to object in the science of language to the same
division of labor which is necessary for the successful cultivation of subjects
much less comprehensive . Though much of what we might call the realm of
language is ...
Nor would it be reasonable to object in the science of language to the same
division of labor which is necessary for the successful cultivation of subjects
much less comprehensive . Though much of what we might call the realm of
language is ...
Page 41
Nouns , he thinks , were of less urgent necessity because things could be pointed
at or imitated , whereas mere actions , such as are expressed by verbs , could not
. He therefore supposes that when people saw a wolf coming , they pointed at ...
Nouns , he thinks , were of less urgent necessity because things could be pointed
at or imitated , whereas mere actions , such as are expressed by verbs , could not
. He therefore supposes that when people saw a wolf coming , they pointed at ...
Page 44
The historical changes of language may be more or less rapid , but they take
place at all times and in all countries . They have reduced the rich and powerful
idiom of the poets of the Veda to the meagre and impure jargon of the modern
Sepoy ...
The historical changes of language may be more or less rapid , but they take
place at all times and in all countries . They have reduced the rich and powerful
idiom of the poets of the Veda to the meagre and impure jargon of the modern
Sepoy ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient applied Aryan became become beginning Brahmans branch called Celtic century Chinese classification clearly common comparative considered derived dialects discovered distinct distinguished doubt elements empire English Europe existence express fact followed French genitive German give given Gothic grammar Greek growth guage Hebrew human idea important impossible India instance Italian Italy known later Latin laws lectures less literary literature living look means mind nature never nouns object observe once origin Persian person philosophers phonetic physical Plautus possible present preserved primitive problem produced proved race reason Roman Rome root Sanskrit scholars science of language sense sound speak speech spoken stage stands supposed terminations Teutonic things thought tion traced translated tribes Turanian Ulfilas verb whole words writes
Bibliographic information
| Title | Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ...1861 [and 1863], Volume 1 Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ...1861 [and 1863], Friedrich Max Müller |
| Author | Friedrich Max Müller |
| Publisher | C. Scribner, 1866 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2009 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |