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 118
... stands in the dative , lastly , the word which stands in the accusative . Ex . yu ( to give ) jin ( to a man ) pe ( white ) yu ( jade ) , hoang ( yellow ) kin ( metal ) , i . e . , gold . 4. The accusative is either left without any ...
... stands in the dative , lastly , the word which stands in the accusative . Ex . yu ( to give ) jin ( to a man ) pe ( white ) yu ( jade ) , hoang ( yellow ) kin ( metal ) , i . e . , gold . 4. The accusative is either left without any ...
Page 119
... 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 simply placing the noun ...
... 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 simply placing the noun ...
Page 123
... stand to each other . Had we , instead of looking to Italian , looked to German for an explana- tion of the French feu , we should have missed the right track ; for the German feuer , though more like feu than the Italian fuoco , could ...
... stand to each other . Had we , instead of looking to Italian , looked to German for an explana- tion of the French feu , we should have missed the right track ; for the German feuer , though more like feu than the Italian fuoco , could ...
Page 124
... stand to Gothic in the same relation in which Italian and Spanish stand to French ; we must restore , as far as possible , the genealogical tree of the various families of human speech . In doing this we enter on the second or ...
... stand to Gothic in the same relation in which Italian and Spanish stand to French ; we must restore , as far as possible , the genealogical tree of the various families of human speech . In doing this we enter on the second or ...
Page 130
... stands as much be- low the Supreme Intelligence , in wisdom , power , and goodness , as the works of art are inferior to the wonders of nature . Let naturalists look at the world under such impressions , and evidence will pour in upon ...
... stands as much be- low the Supreme Intelligence , in wisdom , power , and goodness , as the works of art are inferior to the wonders of nature . Let naturalists look at the world under such impressions , and evidence will pour in upon ...
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