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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... supposed that they had likewise borrowed from the Hindus some of their words , and even the art of distinguishing the gender of words . The second work which represents the science of language at the beginning of this century , and ...
... supposed that they had likewise borrowed from the Hindus some of their words , and even the art of distinguishing the gender of words . The second work which represents the science of language at the beginning of this century , and ...
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... supposed that language could not be invented without super- natural assistance , and , accordingly , I have maintained that it was the in- vention of the Dæmon kings of Egypt , who , being more than men , first taught themselves to ...
... supposed that language could not be invented without super- natural assistance , and , accordingly , I have maintained that it was the in- vention of the Dæmon kings of Egypt , who , being more than men , first taught themselves to ...
Page 164
... supposed to be . However , if the facts about Sanskrit were true , Dugald Stewart was too wise not to see that the conclusions drawn from them were inevitable . He therefore denied the reality of such a language as Sanskrit altogether ...
... supposed to be . However , if the facts about Sanskrit were true , Dugald Stewart was too wise not to see that the conclusions drawn from them were inevitable . He therefore denied the reality of such a language as Sanskrit altogether ...
Page 170
... supposed to be related to each other ; such intercomparison being carried out according to certain laws which regulate the phonetic changes of letters . A glance at the modern history of language will make this clearer . There could ...
... supposed to be related to each other ; such intercomparison being carried out according to certain laws which regulate the phonetic changes of letters . A glance at the modern history of language will make this clearer . There could ...
Page 175
... supposed , however , that such languages , though differing in their grammatical articulation , would yet evince their common origin by the identity of their radicals or roots . No doubt , they will in No doubt , they will in many ...
... supposed , however , that such languages , though differing in their grammatical articulation , would yet evince their common origin by the identity of their radicals or roots . No doubt , they will in No doubt , they will in many ...
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