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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Page 69
... consonant which stands for the difference one of the seven vowels , or , if more be wanted , the diphthongs . Thus we get the following radicals corresponding to the general table of notions , as given above : — I. Transcen- П. General ...
... consonant which stands for the difference one of the seven vowels , or , if more be wanted , the diphthongs . Thus we get the following radicals corresponding to the general table of notions , as given above : — I. Transcen- П. General ...
Page 71
... consonant into another consonant , or by adding a vowel to it . Thus , if Da signifies God , dua must signify divine ; if De signi- fies element , then due must signify elementary ; if Do signifies stone , then duo must signify stony ...
... consonant into another consonant , or by adding a vowel to it . Thus , if Da signifies God , dua must signify divine ; if De signi- fies element , then due must signify elementary ; if Do signifies stone , then duo must signify stony ...
Page 86
... consonants , but not roots . If , however , we call elements those primitive substances the combination of which is sufficient to account for things as they really are , it is clear that we cannot well call the letters the ele- ments of ...
... consonants , but not roots . If , however , we call elements those primitive substances the combination of which is sufficient to account for things as they really are , it is clear that we cannot well call the letters the ele- ments of ...
Page 87
... consonants , as its primal elements . But not so speech . Speech is preeminently sig- nificant sound , and if we look for the elements of speech , we cannot on a sudden drop one of its two characteristic qualities , either its ...
... consonants , as its primal elements . But not so speech . Speech is preeminently sig- nificant sound , and if we look for the elements of speech , we cannot on a sudden drop one of its two characteristic qualities , either its ...
Page 107
... consonants , except the semi - vowels ( äp0oyya ) .3 In later times , the scheme adopted by Greek gram- marians is as follows : I. Phōnéenta , vocales , voiced vowels . II . Symphōna , consonantes . II . 1. Hemiphōna , semi - vocales ...
... consonants , except the semi - vowels ( äp0oyya ) .3 In later times , the scheme adopted by Greek gram- marians is as follows : I. Phōnéenta , vocales , voiced vowels . II . Symphōna , consonantes . II . 1. Hemiphōna , semi - vocales ...
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Agni Alphabet ancient Angiras Anglo-Saxon Aryan languages aspirates Asvins breath bright called conception consonantal consonants cows Curtius dawn deity dental derived dialects distinct divine doubt Dyaus earth English etymology express father French German glottis gods Gothic Grammar Grammatik Greek Grimm Grimm's law guage guttural heaven hence Homer horse hymn idea Indra Italian Kafir Kuhn Kuhn's Zeitschrift labial Latin letters likewise Maruts meaning meant originally metaphor mind modern mother myth mythology nations nature never night noun Old High-German Old Norse philosophers phonetic poets Polynesian pronounced Rig-Veda Roman root Sanskrit Sarama Saranyû Savitar Saxon scholars Science of Language sense skrit Slavonic soft sonant sound speak speech spiritus asper spiritus lenis spoken supposed syllable tenuis Teutonic things thought tion tongue trace Tuisco twins Varuna Veda verb vibrations Vivasvat vowels words Yama Zeus δὲ καὶ τῶν