Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ... 1861 [and 1863].C. Scribner andcompany, 1866 |
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Page 122
... Gothic of the fourth century after Christ . Even here we cannot rest . For , although we cannot trace Gothic back to any earlier Teutonic language , we see at once that Gothic , too , is a modern language , and that it must have passed ...
... Gothic of the fourth century after Christ . Even here we cannot rest . For , although we cannot trace Gothic back to any earlier Teutonic language , we see at once that Gothic , too , is a modern language , and that it must have passed ...
Page 124
... Gothic , we want to know what it was at a still earlier period of its growth , - we must determine whether there are any languages that stand to Gothic in the same relation in which Italian and Spanish stand to French ; we must restore ...
... Gothic , we want to know what it was at a still earlier period of its growth , - we must determine whether there are any languages that stand to Gothic in the same relation in which Italian and Spanish stand to French ; we must restore ...
Page 127
... Gothic : - I have in Latin is habeo , in Gothic haba . Thou hast 66 habes , 66 habais . He has 66 habet , 66 habaip . We have 66 habemus , 66 habam . You have 66 habetis , 66 habaip . They have 66 habent , 66 habant . It surely required ...
... Gothic : - I have in Latin is habeo , in Gothic haba . Thou hast 66 habes , 66 habais . He has 66 habet , 66 habaip . We have 66 habemus , 66 habam . You have 66 habetis , 66 habaip . They have 66 habent , 66 habant . It surely required ...
Page 159
... Gothic and Celtic had the same origin with the San- skrit . The old Persian may be added to the same family . " 1 Halhed had published in 1776 the " Code of Gentoo Laws , " a digest of the most important Sanskrit law - books made by ...
... Gothic and Celtic had the same origin with the San- skrit . The old Persian may be added to the same family . " 1 Halhed had published in 1776 the " Code of Gentoo Laws , " a digest of the most important Sanskrit law - books made by ...
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... Gothic , and German . " This work was not finished till nearly twenty years later , in 1852 ; 2 but it 1 Conjugationssystem : Frankfurt , 1816 . 2 New edition in 1856 , much improved . · will form forever the safe and solid foundation ...
... Gothic , and German . " This work was not finished till nearly twenty years later , in 1852 ; 2 but it 1 Conjugationssystem : Frankfurt , 1816 . 2 New edition in 1856 , much improved . · will form forever the safe and solid foundation ...
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