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... languages . The answer would be that we must distinguish . A word which occurs in only one Indogermanic language may indeed represent a word which existed in the vocabulary of the parent language , but it has , naturally , no evidential ...
... languages . The answer would be that we must distinguish . A word which occurs in only one Indogermanic language may indeed represent a word which existed in the vocabulary of the parent language , but it has , naturally , no evidential ...
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... language of the Indogermans must represent a comparatively late stage in the development of human speech . It is , naturally , im- possible to say , even approximately , at what date the language of the Indogermans began to break up ...
... language of the Indogermans must represent a comparatively late stage in the development of human speech . It is , naturally , im- possible to say , even approximately , at what date the language of the Indogermans began to break up ...
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... language has laid under contribution almost every language on the face of the earth . We speak freely of the flora and fauna of other countries , not merely in England , but wherever the English language is spoken . Names like lion ...
... language has laid under contribution almost every language on the face of the earth . We speak freely of the flora and fauna of other countries , not merely in England , but wherever the English language is spoken . Names like lion ...
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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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