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Introduction to the science of language (Vol. 1 of 2)

Introduction to the science of language (Vol. 1 of 2)

by A. H. Sayce

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Author
Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933
Title
Introduction to the science of language, Volume 1 (of 2)
Original Publication
London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1880.
Credits
Anita Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
P: Language and Literatures
Subject
Comparative linguistics
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 73585
Release Date
May 9, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS. VOL. I.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. THEORIES OF LANGUAGE.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE NATURE AND SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. THE THREE CAUSES OF CHANGE IN LANGUAGE. — APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III. SPECIMENS OF MIXED JARGONS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. PHONOLOGY AND SEMATOLOGY. — APPENDIX I. TO CHAPTER IV. THE VOCAL ORGANS OF ANIMALS. — APPENDIX II. TO CHAPTER IV. THE ALPHABETS OF PRINCE L-L. BONAPARTE (MR. A. J. ELLIS) AND MR. H. SWEET. — Prince L-L. Bonaparte’s Alphabet, as edited (and amplified) by Mr. A. J. Ellis in palæotype (“Early English Pronunciation,” pp. 1293-1307, and 1352-1357). — MR. SWEET’S NARROW ROMIC ALPHABET AND LIST OF SYMBOLS. [235]
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. THE MORPHOLOGY OF SPEECH.
  9. 9.FOOTNOTES

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