The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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Page 12
... us many more words which do not come under these heads . An interesting example of the way in which the language of a country illustrates its history is supplied by the names of certain animals and 12 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... us many more words which do not come under these heads . An interesting example of the way in which the language of a country illustrates its history is supplied by the names of certain animals and 12 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
Page 21
... Illustrate the influence of the social and political institutions of the Normans upon the English vocabulary . 21. What is meant by speaking of a word of foreign origin as ' acclimatized ' or ' naturalized ' ? [ See ยง 92 , 1. We may ...
... Illustrate the influence of the social and political institutions of the Normans upon the English vocabulary . 21. What is meant by speaking of a word of foreign origin as ' acclimatized ' or ' naturalized ' ? [ See ยง 92 , 1. We may ...
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... illustrate each . They are variously distinguished as- Sonants , Flat , Soft , Voiced . 8 , gat , gate d , do b , bin j , jest Surds , Sharp , Hard , Breathed . cat , Kate to k , t , 1 , pin ch , chest dh , thine th , thin % , maze S ...
... illustrate each . They are variously distinguished as- Sonants , Flat , Soft , Voiced . 8 , gat , gate d , do b , bin j , jest Surds , Sharp , Hard , Breathed . cat , Kate to k , t , 1 , pin ch , chest dh , thine th , thin % , maze S ...
Page 45
... illustrate the pure elementary vowel - sounds in English : Six a sounds : fat , fate , father , fall , fare , want . Two e sounds : fed , feed . One i sound : pin . Two o sounds : not , note . Four sounds : but , pull , fur , fool . II ...
... illustrate the pure elementary vowel - sounds in English : Six a sounds : fat , fate , father , fall , fare , want . Two e sounds : fed , feed . One i sound : pin . Two o sounds : not , note . Four sounds : but , pull , fur , fool . II ...
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... illustrate this in two ways by showing ( 1 ) how the same sound is represented by a variety of letters : ( 2 ) how the same letter or combination of letters stands for a variety of sounds . As examples of ( 1 ) , let us take SIGNS OR ...
... illustrate this in two ways by showing ( 1 ) how the same sound is represented by a variety of letters : ( 2 ) how the same letter or combination of letters stands for a variety of sounds . As examples of ( 1 ) , let us take SIGNS OR ...
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