History of the English LanguageH. Holt, 1924 - 515 strán (strany) |
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Strana 30
... final rhyme , nor upon regularity of accent , nor upon the existence of a fixed number of syllables in the line , but upon the fact that a certain number of the more important words in the same line began with the same letter ...
... final rhyme , nor upon regularity of accent , nor upon the existence of a fixed number of syllables in the line , but upon the fact that a certain number of the more important words in the same line began with the same letter ...
Strana 91
... final rhyme . In Anglo - Saxon verse instances of rhyme are occasional , and probably often purely accidental ; at any rate , it is only in a piece of eighty lines that it is deliberately employed through- out , and in that it is mixed ...
... final rhyme . In Anglo - Saxon verse instances of rhyme are occasional , and probably often purely accidental ; at any rate , it is only in a piece of eighty lines that it is deliberately employed through- out , and in that it is mixed ...
Strana 95
... final -n , a peculiarity which the Northumbrian dialect , as has been seen ( p . 46 ) , exhibited at an early day . This , however , was much slower of general adoption than the weakening of the vowels a , o , and u . In truth , though ...
... final -n , a peculiarity which the Northumbrian dialect , as has been seen ( p . 46 ) , exhibited at an early day . This , however , was much slower of general adoption than the weakening of the vowels a , o , and u . In truth , though ...
Strana 96
... final -e , and this was not used extensively . Its main employment was to distinguish the plural from the singular . 1 See Part II . , secs . 24 , 25 , and 27 . ― Thus , while in the latter number we should 96 English Language .
... final -e , and this was not used extensively . Its main employment was to distinguish the plural from the singular . 1 See Part II . , secs . 24 , 25 , and 27 . ― Thus , while in the latter number we should 96 English Language .
Strana 151
... final -e , to denote the plural and the definite declension in the singular , was abandoned altogether ; and the adjective was left , as we now have it , without any inflection whatever . In its com- parison the vowel - modification ...
... final -e , to denote the plural and the definite declension in the singular , was abandoned altogether ; and the adjective was left , as we now have it , without any inflection whatever . In its com- parison the vowel - modification ...
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added adjective adopted Anglo Anglo-Saxon period became become beginning belonging Ben Jonson changes Chaucer common compound consequence consonant declension dative denoting developed disappeared distinction dropped Early English Early English period employed ending England example existing expression extent fact feminine fifteenth final form the preterite former fourteenth century French frequently genitive given grammar infinitive influence instances king language of literature large number Latin latter masculine Middle English period Modern English period native neuter Norman Conquest Norse Northern dialect nouns occasionally Old English period Old Norse original past participle personal pronouns phrases Piers Plowman plural poetry present tense preterite preterite-present verbs pronunciation represented result retained Saxon second person seventeenth century Shakspeare singular sixteenth century sometimes spoken strictly strong conjugation strong inflection strong verbs subjunctive suffix syllable teenth century tendency termination Teutonic tongues third person thou tion tive usage vowel declension weak conjugation weak verb West-Saxon words writings
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