An introduction to philology
by Clement Wood
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About this eBook
- Author
- Wood, Clement, 1888-1950
- Title
- An introduction to philology : (the science of language)
- Original Publication
- Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924.
- Credits
- Tim Miller, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- P: Language and Literatures
- Subject
- Philology
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 78985
- Release Date
- July 1, 2026
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.An Introduction to Philology
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.CHAPTER I THE SOURCES OF OUR WORDS — What Is Philology? — The First Recorded English Speech. — The Teutonic Element. — How English Became Our Speech. — The French Element. — The Classical Elements: Latin and Greek. — Other Teutonic Elements. — Varied Sources.
- 4.CHAPTER II THE FORMATION OF WORDS — The Blending of the Elements. — Word Creation. — Folk-Etymology. — Some Figures of Syntax. — Figures of Nearness.
- 5.CHAPTER III THE BEHAVIOR OF WORDS — The Words for Colors. — Generalization and Specialization. — Euphemism and Hyperbole. — Degeneration and Elevation.
- 6.CHAPTER IV. THE ROMANCE OF WORDS — Words and Archeology. — The Romance of Words. — Place Names. — Personal Names. — The American Language.
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