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" The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs... "
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by Sir William Jones - 1807
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Comparative Arawakan Histories: Rethinking Language Family and Culture Area ...

Jonathan D. Hill, Fernando Santos-Granero - Social Science - 2002 - 360 pages
...English. The often-quoted observation states that "The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity is of wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek,...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer...
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Shelley Among Others: The Play of the Intertext and the Idea of Language

Stuart Peterfreund - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 432 pages
...1:344). From Jones's "Third Anniversary Discourse" (1786), Shelley would have known that "The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity . . . than could possibly have been produced by accident." And Shelley would also have known that Sanskrit...
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The Origin and Growth of Sindhi Language

Gulam Allana - Sindhi language - 2002 - 338 pages
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History in English Words

Owen Barfield - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2002 - 244 pages
...the European and Sanskrit languages. In 1786 Sir William Jones described that language as being 'of wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek,...than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than i9 either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms...
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Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Theological Soundings and Perspectives

Mariasusai Dhavamony - Religion - 2002 - 234 pages
...Hungarian and Finnish belong to the Finno-Ugrian family. The Sanskrit language, whatever be its amiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latm, and more exquisitely refmed than either; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both...
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Voyage Into Language: Space and the Linguistic Encounter, 1500-1800

David B. Paxman - Cartography - 2003 - 296 pages
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Voyage Into Language: Space and the Linguistic Encounter, 1500-1800

David B. Paxman - Cartography - 2003 - 296 pages
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The Handbook of Linguistics

Mark Aronoff, Janie Rees-Miller - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2003 - 854 pages
...repeated passage in linguistic history is Sir William Jones' (17461794) statement in 1786: The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer...
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Europa Vasconica, Europa Semitica, Part 1

Theo Vennemann - Basque language - 2003 - 1008 pages
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