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This is not very extraordinary ; for the Latin bis , twice , which you still hear at our
concerts , likewise stands for an original dvis , the English twice , the Greek dis .
This dis appears again as a Latin preposition , meaning a - two ; so that , for ...
This is not very extraordinary ; for the Latin bis , twice , which you still hear at our
concerts , likewise stands for an original dvis , the English twice , the Greek dis .
This dis appears again as a Latin preposition , meaning a - two ; so that , for ...
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But in Spanish we find somos , sois , son ; and this sois stands for sutis . We find
similar traces of grammatical levelling in the Italian siamo , siete , sono , formed in
analogy of regular verbs such as crediamo , credete , credono . The second ...
But in Spanish we find somos , sois , son ; and this sois stands for sutis . We find
similar traces of grammatical levelling in the Italian siamo , siete , sono , formed in
analogy of regular verbs such as crediamo , credete , credono . The second ...
Page 118
... dative may be expressed – ( a ) By the preposition yu , to . Ex . sse ( to give )
yen ( money ) yu ( to ) jin ( man ) . ( 6 ) By position , placing first the verb , then the
word which stands in the dative , lastly , the word which stands in the accusative .
... dative may be expressed – ( a ) By the preposition yu , to . Ex . sse ( to give )
yen ( money ) yu ( to ) jin ( man ) . ( 6 ) By position , placing first the verb , then the
word which stands in the dative , lastly , the word which stands in the accusative .
Page 119
( 6 ) By position , the substantive which stands in the instrumental case being
placed before the verb , which is followed again by the noun in the accusative .
Ex . i ( by hanging ) cha ( he killed ) tchi ( him ) . 7. The locative may be expressed
by ...
( 6 ) By position , the substantive which stands in the instrumental case being
placed before the verb , which is followed again by the noun in the accusative .
Ex . i ( by hanging ) cha ( he killed ) tchi ( him ) . 7. The locative may be expressed
by ...
Page 130
He beholds , indeed , the works of a being thinking like himself , but he feels , at
the same time , that he stands as much below the Supreme Intelligence , in
wisdom , power , and goodness , as the works of art are inferior to the wonders of
...
He beholds , indeed , the works of a being thinking like himself , but he feels , at
the same time , that he stands as much below the Supreme Intelligence , in
wisdom , power , and goodness , as the works of art are inferior to the wonders of
...
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| 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 |
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