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... of linguistic science , and to set forth its results , with as much fullness as the limited space at command shall allow . The study is not yet so developed and established as not to include THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE . 5.
... of linguistic science , and to set forth its results , with as much fullness as the limited space at command shall allow . The study is not yet so developed and established as not to include THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE . 5.
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... limited num- ber of signs , sufficient for the ordinary purposes of the childish life , together with the power , by much prac- tice , of wielding them with adroitness and general cor- rectness . There are , probably , only a few ...
... limited num- ber of signs , sufficient for the ordinary purposes of the childish life , together with the power , by much prac- tice , of wielding them with adroitness and general cor- rectness . There are , probably , only a few ...
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... limited to the French part of English . One conspicuous result of these processes is the presence of numberless " silent letters " in the written forms of languages like French and English , in which the omission of sounds formerly ...
... limited to the French part of English . One conspicuous result of these processes is the presence of numberless " silent letters " in the written forms of languages like French and English , in which the omission of sounds formerly ...
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... limited ; and a system like our own , which contains about forty - four distinctly characterized sounds , is hardly excelled in richness , among tongues ancient or modern . Our scheme is to be valued , especially , as THE ALPHABETIC ...
... limited ; and a system like our own , which contains about forty - four distinctly characterized sounds , is hardly excelled in richness , among tongues ancient or modern . Our scheme is to be valued , especially , as THE ALPHABETIC ...
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... limited . There is always one element in linguistic change which refuses scientific treatment : namely , the action of the human will . The work is all done by human beings , adapting means to ends , under the impulse of motives and the ...
... limited . There is always one element in linguistic change which refuses scientific treatment : namely , the action of the human will . The work is all done by human beings , adapting means to ends , under the impulse of motives and the ...
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