Lectures on the Science of Language: Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in ... 1861 [and 1863], Volume 2C. Scribner, 1869 |
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... 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 , and to lay be- fore you a general map of the ground that had been explored ...
... 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 , and to lay be- fore you a general map of the ground that had been explored ...
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... tion of language itself , and to its whole mechanism . " 3 — 1 The Polynesian , Honolulu , Sept. 27 , Oct. 4 , Oct. 11 , 1862 , — containing an Essay by Dr. J. Rae . Strange as it may sound to hear the language of 18 NEW THEORIES .
... tion of language itself , and to its whole mechanism . " 3 — 1 The Polynesian , Honolulu , Sept. 27 , Oct. 4 , Oct. 11 , 1862 , — containing an Essay by Dr. J. Rae . Strange as it may sound to hear the language of 18 NEW THEORIES .
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... tion of the Hottentot race , whose progenitors remained behind in the in- terior country , to the south or southwest of Egypt , whilst the general emi- gration continued its onward course . Should this prove not incorrect , it might be ...
... tion of the Hottentot race , whose progenitors remained behind in the in- terior country , to the south or southwest of Egypt , whilst the general emi- gration continued its onward course . Should this prove not incorrect , it might be ...
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... Saxon the termination of that participle is ande or inde ( Gothic , 1 Archdeacon Hare , Words corrupted by Fulse Analogy or Fulse Deriva tion , p . 65 . ands ; Old High - German , anter , enter SMALL FACTS AND GREAT PRINCIPLES . 23.
... Saxon the termination of that participle is ande or inde ( Gothic , 1 Archdeacon Hare , Words corrupted by Fulse Analogy or Fulse Deriva tion , p . 65 . ands ; Old High - German , anter , enter SMALL FACTS AND GREAT PRINCIPLES . 23.
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... tion , had been entirely changed . It is not necessary that all the simple words which go to make up a compound name should be changed . The alteration of one is esteemed sufficient . Thus in Po - mare , signifying " the night ( po ) of ...
... tion , had been entirely changed . It is not necessary that all the simple words which go to make up a compound name should be changed . The alteration of one is esteemed sufficient . Thus in Po - mare , signifying " the night ( po ) of ...
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