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... language that it is impossible to characterize English as exclusively or even mainly a monosyllabic language . And yet it is much more monosyllabic than any of the cognate languages . It is easy enough in English to build up whole ...
... language that it is impossible to characterize English as exclusively or even mainly a monosyllabic language . And yet it is much more monosyllabic than any of the cognate languages . It is easy enough in English to build up whole ...
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... language : Herbert Spencer in his constructed philosophical language would be able to utilize all easy or possible syllable constructions to a much greater extent than English or any other existing language has actually done . Very ...
... language : Herbert Spencer in his constructed philosophical language would be able to utilize all easy or possible syllable constructions to a much greater extent than English or any other existing language has actually done . Very ...
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... language of the Chinese has in course of time reacted against the overwhelm- ing number of homophones introduced through phonetic changes ; ' changes which , of course , took centuries to mature and which would never have prevailed if ...
... language of the Chinese has in course of time reacted against the overwhelm- ing number of homophones introduced through phonetic changes ; ' changes which , of course , took centuries to mature and which would never have prevailed if ...
Contents
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 19278 | 3 |
THE POETRY OF COLLINS Warton Lecture on English Poetry | 29 |
THE DATE OF THE HITTITE HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTIONS | 39 |
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