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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... called practical , have still retained a charm of their own— a charm that will never lose its power on the mind , and on the heart of man . Now , however much the frontiers of the animal kingdom have been pushed for- ward , so that at ...
... called practical , have still retained a charm of their own— a charm that will never lose its power on the mind , and on the heart of man . Now , however much the frontiers of the animal kingdom have been pushed for- ward , so that at ...
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... called physical and historical . Physical science deals with the works of God , historical science with the works of man . Now if we were to judge by its name , comparative philology , like classical philology , would seem to take rank ...
... called physical and historical . Physical science deals with the works of God , historical science with the works of man . Now if we were to judge by its name , comparative philology , like classical philology , would seem to take rank ...
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... called , but he adds : " We began our inquiry with the trust that any sound views which we should be able to obtain respecting the nature of truth in the physical sciences , and the mode of discovering it , must also tend to throw light ...
... called , but he adds : " We began our inquiry with the trust that any sound views which we should be able to obtain respecting the nature of truth in the physical sciences , and the mode of discovering it , must also tend to throw light ...
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... called the works of man , the science of lan- guage would have to be classed as an historical science . We should have a history of language as we have a history of art , of poetry , and of jurisprudence , but we could not claim for it ...
... called the works of man , the science of lan- guage would have to be classed as an historical science . We should have a history of language as we have a history of art , of poetry , and of jurisprudence , but we could not claim for it ...
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... called every living creature , that was the name there- of . " 1 But with the exception of this small class of philosophers , more orthodox even than the Bible , 2 the generally received opinion on the origin of lan- guage is that which ...
... called every living creature , that was the name there- of . " 1 But with the exception of this small class of philosophers , more orthodox even than the Bible , 2 the generally received opinion on the origin of lan- guage is that which ...
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