English as Language: Backgrounds, Development, UsageCharlton Laird, Robert M. Gorrell Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961 - 279 Seiten |
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... meaning ' youth ' , but six times with the concrete and collective meaning ' young men ' . In much the same way Latin multitūdo ' manyness , the quality of being many ' came to signify ' a crowd ' and con- gregatio ' flocking together ...
... meaning ' youth ' , but six times with the concrete and collective meaning ' young men ' . In much the same way Latin multitūdo ' manyness , the quality of being many ' came to signify ' a crowd ' and con- gregatio ' flocking together ...
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... meaning of a word leads to another meaning ; words which were separate fall together and become indistinguishable ; new meanings lead to other new meanings . Some meanings disappear , and from some meanings , perhaps very minor meanings ...
... meaning of a word leads to another meaning ; words which were separate fall together and become indistinguishable ; new meanings lead to other new meanings . Some meanings disappear , and from some meanings , perhaps very minor meanings ...
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... meaning of the label “ Colloq . ” in dictionaries . He is reported to have re- plied , " I myself speak ' colloke ' and often write it . " I cannot verify the story , but it sounds authentic . It seems to me inevitable that the frequent ...
... meaning of the label “ Colloq . ” in dictionaries . He is reported to have re- plied , " I myself speak ' colloke ' and often write it . " I cannot verify the story , but it sounds authentic . It seems to me inevitable that the frequent ...
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A LANGUAGE MISCELLANY | 1 |
Subjects for Discussion | 6 |
LANGUAGE AS IT WORKS | 7 |
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