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The Etymology and Syntax of the English Language Explained and Illustrated

The Etymology and Syntax of the English Language Explained and Illustrated

by Alexander Crombie

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About this eBook

Author
Crombie, Alexander, 1762?-1840?
Credits
Turgut Dincer, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PE: Language and Literatures: English
Subject
English language -- 19th century -- Syntax
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 64554
Release Date
February 14, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.THE ETYMOLOGY AND SYNTAX OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
  3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. — PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. — CONTENTS. — INTRODUCTION. — PART I. ETYMOLOGY. — CHAPTER I. OF THE NOUN. — SECTION I.
  4. 4.SECTION II. Of Genders.
  5. 5.SECTION III. Of Cases. — CHAPTER II. OF THE ARTICLE. — CHAPTER III. OF PRONOUNS. — CHAPTER IV. OF THE ADJECTIVE. — CHAPTER V. OF THE VERB. — CHAPTER VI. OF THE PARTICIPLE. — IRREGULAR VERBS. — DEFECTIVE VERBS. — OF IMPERSONAL VERBS. — CHAPTER VII. OF ADVERBS. — CHAPTER VIII. OF PREPOSITIONS. — CHAPTER IX. OF CONJUNCTIONS. — CHAPTER X. OF INTERJECTIONS. — PART II. SYNTAX. — CHAPTER I. OF CONCORD. — PART III. — CHAPTER I. CANONS OF CRITICISM. — CHAPTER II. CRITICAL REMARKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. — SECTION I. THE NOUN. — SECTION II. THE ADJECTIVE. — SECTION III. THE PRONOUN. — SECTION IV. THE VERB. — SECTION V. THE ADVERB. — SECTION VI. THE PREPOSITION. — SECTION VII. THE CONJUNCTION.
  6. 6.FOOTNOTES:

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