...locate the homeland of speakers of ancient languages. 3. To date splits among languages. "The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a strong affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been...

...the classical and other ancient languages was Sir William Jones, who wrote in 1786 that The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin ... yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of...

...languages, such as Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Gothic, Celtic and Persian must come from the same source: "a 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 nophilologer...

...the same origin, which perhaps no longer existed. In his words (in Lehmann 1967: 15): The Sanskrit 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...

...Indo-European tthough without that name) and the related idea of language families back in l786: The Sanskrit 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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...