English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a History of Its Origin and Development : Designed for Use in Colleges and SchoolsHarper, 1873 - 796 pages |
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... termination ; almost every word is attacked by the spasm of the accent and the drawing of conso nants to wrong positions , yet the old English principle is not overpowered . Trampled down by the ignoble feet of strangers , its spring ...
... termination ; almost every word is attacked by the spasm of the accent and the drawing of conso nants to wrong positions , yet the old English principle is not overpowered . Trampled down by the ignoble feet of strangers , its spring ...
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... termination ; as , Confuse ' , confusion ; affirm ' , affirmation . This is called the Terminational accent . 3. Many words are accented to distinguish them from others which are spelled like them , as in the following instances : At ...
... termination ; as , Confuse ' , confusion ; affirm ' , affirmation . This is called the Terminational accent . 3. Many words are accented to distinguish them from others which are spelled like them , as in the following instances : At ...
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... termination or prefix- ing a syllable retain the accent on the radical word ; as , Ten'derness , bespat'ter . 2. Large classes of words of three syllables have the accent on the first ; as , Coun'tenance , en'tity , legible , hab'itude ...
... termination or prefix- ing a syllable retain the accent on the radical word ; as , Ten'derness , bespat'ter . 2. Large classes of words of three syllables have the accent on the first ; as , Coun'tenance , en'tity , legible , hab'itude ...
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... termination of words . Thus Lord By- ron compliments the Italian in comparison with our own : " I love the language , that soft bastard Latin , Which melts like kisses from a female mouth , And sounds as if it should be writ on satin ...
... termination of words . Thus Lord By- ron compliments the Italian in comparison with our own : " I love the language , that soft bastard Latin , Which melts like kisses from a female mouth , And sounds as if it should be writ on satin ...
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... termination of a verb to indicate its relation to persons ; as , Speak , speakest ; or the change of termination of a noun in declension PART IV ETYMOLOGICAL FORMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHAPTER I 4 THE PARTS OF SPEECH Definitions.
... termination of a verb to indicate its relation to persons ; as , Speak , speakest ; or the change of termination of a noun in declension PART IV ETYMOLOGICAL FORMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHAPTER I 4 THE PARTS OF SPEECH Definitions.
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accent adjective adverb ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon breath C. S. Note called Celtic Celts classification combination common compound conjunction CONSONANT SOUNDS consonantal elements consonantal sounds copula Danish dative denotes dialect Diphthong elementary sound England English language equivalent etymological euphony express French gender genitive German Give glish Gothic Gothic language grammar Greek Greek language guage inflection Italian king Latin language Latin words letters logical loved meaning mind mode Norman noun object origin orthoepy participle person Philippe de Thaun phonetic elements plural predicate prefix preposition present preterit pronoun pronunciation proposition QUESTIONS UNDER CHAPTER race relation represented Roman roots Sanscrit Saxon sentence Shemitic singular sometimes sonant SPECIMEN speech spoken language stock of languages substantive suffix surd syllable taken term termination Teutonic th in thin thing thou tion tive tongue transitive verb verb vocal voice vowel vowel sounds whence writing καὶ
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