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... English language he is a vital link between Middle and Modern English . To the student of English thought he is equally vital : he points back to William Langland , and forward to Edmund Burke . All three , Langland , More , and Burke ...
... English language he is a vital link between Middle and Modern English . To the student of English thought he is equally vital : he points back to William Langland , and forward to Edmund Burke . All three , Langland , More , and Burke ...
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... English , have a common name for it , must not be taken as much more than a conjecture . Again , it is a matter of everyday experience that the meanings of words change . A familiar case is where a device is supplanted by a new ...
... English , have a common name for it , must not be taken as much more than a conjecture . Again , it is a matter of everyday experience that the meanings of words change . A familiar case is where a device is supplanted by a new ...
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... English- men lived wholly on a comparison of the vocabularies of the numerous distinct languages which would then represent English . The picture could not fail to be both vague and misleading . It is possible that it would be ...
... English- men lived wholly on a comparison of the vocabularies of the numerous distinct languages which would then represent English . The picture could not fail to be both vague and misleading . It is possible that it would be ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 192526 | 3 |
ON THE COLOPHONS AND MARGINALIA OF IRISH SCRIBES BY THE | 11 |
ENGLISH ORNAMENT IN | 45 |
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