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He also adduces the length of time during which the primary language had been spoken , ( viz . 1300 , or more probably 2000 years , ) and the longevity of those who spoke it , as reasons for supposing that it acquired a much greater ...
He also adduces the length of time during which the primary language had been spoken , ( viz . 1300 , or more probably 2000 years , ) and the longevity of those who spoke it , as reasons for supposing that it acquired a much greater ...
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The characteristic letters e and a , and the diphthongs ai , e , eo , ii , ea , io , also undergo similar alterations , and supply a very large proportion of the nouns substantive in our language . In tracing the etymology of the phrase ...
The characteristic letters e and a , and the diphthongs ai , e , eo , ii , ea , io , also undergo similar alterations , and supply a very large proportion of the nouns substantive in our language . In tracing the etymology of the phrase ...
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( Ib . ) Mr. Tooke classes adjectives as among the most convenier : abbreviations used in language , but not as essential to it ; and he therefore does not reckon them anong the parts of speech . He observes that the Mohegan ...
( Ib . ) Mr. Tooke classes adjectives as among the most convenier : abbreviations used in language , but not as essential to it ; and he therefore does not reckon them anong the parts of speech . He observes that the Mohegan ...
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