The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1898 - 304 pages |
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... words , borrowed directly from the Latin , passed into our English vocabulary . Hundreds of words were introduced and dropped , as there was no need of them : hundreds more remained . Very different was the way in which words of Latin ...
... words , borrowed directly from the Latin , passed into our English vocabulary . Hundreds of words were introduced and dropped , as there was no need of them : hundreds more remained . Very different was the way in which words of Latin ...
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... words , which secured a footing in our language at these times . But such words are few . 12. We will close this chapter with a short summary of the chief historical events which have affected the formation of our English speech as it ...
... words , which secured a footing in our language at these times . But such words are few . 12. We will close this chapter with a short summary of the chief historical events which have affected the formation of our English speech as it ...
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... words do we owe to these events in our history ? 14. I. Keltic words in English . The Keltic words in our ordinary English speech are few . Of Keltic names of places there are many , such as Aber- , Pen- , Llan- , Caer- , but ...
... words do we owe to these events in our history ? 14. I. Keltic words in English . The Keltic words in our ordinary English speech are few . Of Keltic names of places there are many , such as Aber- , Pen- , Llan- , Caer- , but ...
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... words from their Keltic dialects . From the Scotch we took the words clan , kilt ; from the Irish , whisky , shamrock . Alto- gether our indebtedness to Keltic is very slight . We may thus : sum it up I. Geographical names , which are ...
... words from their Keltic dialects . From the Scotch we took the words clan , kilt ; from the Irish , whisky , shamrock . Alto- gether our indebtedness to Keltic is very slight . We may thus : sum it up I. Geographical names , which are ...
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... words as bible , hymn - book , chapel , and add this English element to their African speech . Then after a while the trader would follow , and the language of the natives would be enriched with such words as rifle , gunpowder , gin ...
... words as bible , hymn - book , chapel , and add this English element to their African speech . Then after a while the trader would follow , and the language of the natives would be enriched with such words as rifle , gunpowder , gin ...
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