The Knowledge of EnglishH. Holt, 1927 - 572 Seiten |
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... limits of inclusion so as to take in the habits of speech common not merely to a family but to a town , we arrive at a new unity which has been 1 1 attained by excluding the distinctive uses which give to the 24 ENGLISH DIALECTS.
... limits of inclusion so as to take in the habits of speech common not merely to a family but to a town , we arrive at a new unity which has been 1 1 attained by excluding the distinctive uses which give to the 24 ENGLISH DIALECTS.
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... limits of inclusion , however , geographically and numerically , carries with it a limitation of the number of speech habits which the members of the groups have in common . If one will maintain a sense of unity , the area of negligible ...
... limits of inclusion , however , geographically and numerically , carries with it a limitation of the number of speech habits which the members of the groups have in common . If one will maintain a sense of unity , the area of negligible ...
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... limits of a single language . The question whether English has passed from simplicity and regularity to complexity and irregularity is seen to be a part of a much more general inquiry into the nature and origin of language . The broader ...
... limits of a single language . The question whether English has passed from simplicity and regularity to complexity and irregularity is seen to be a part of a much more general inquiry into the nature and origin of language . The broader ...
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... limits of English . Bilingual persons also who dwell in communities in which two languages are currently spoken may use either of the two languages , as in parts of Switzerland the natives speak French and German indifferently , or may ...
... limits of English . Bilingual persons also who dwell in communities in which two languages are currently spoken may use either of the two languages , as in parts of Switzerland the natives speak French and German indifferently , or may ...
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... limits of the English language . A more adequate touchstone for English may perhaps be sought in the term idiomatic English . English is said to be genuinely English when it is idiomatic . Now the terms " idiom " and " idiomatic " call ...
... limits of the English language . A more adequate touchstone for English may perhaps be sought in the term idiomatic English . English is said to be genuinely English when it is idiomatic . Now the terms " idiom " and " idiomatic " call ...
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