The Works of Adam Smith: Considerations concerning the formation of languages. Essays on philosophical subjects. Account of the life and writings of Dr. SmithT. Cadell, 1811 |
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... least metaphysical of all nouns adjective , could be instituted . From all which I infer , that when languages were beginning to be formed , nouns adjective would by no means be the words of the earlieft invention . The There is another ...
... least metaphysical of all nouns adjective , could be instituted . From all which I infer , that when languages were beginning to be formed , nouns adjective would by no means be the words of the earlieft invention . The There is another ...
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... least , in the greater part of words . All primitive and uncompounded lan- guages feem to have a dual , as well as a plural number . This is the cafe of the Greek , and I am told of the Hebrew , of the Gothic , and of many other ...
... least , in the greater part of words . All primitive and uncompounded lan- guages feem to have a dual , as well as a plural number . This is the cafe of the Greek , and I am told of the Hebrew , of the Gothic , and of many other ...
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... , mankind feem to have evaded the invention of at least the more abstract prepositions , and to have expreffed the fame relations which these now now ftand for , by varying the termination of the 34 FORMATION OF LANGUAGES .
... , mankind feem to have evaded the invention of at least the more abstract prepositions , and to have expreffed the fame relations which these now now ftand for , by varying the termination of the 34 FORMATION OF LANGUAGES .
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... least fix , if not eight or nine varia- tions , in the termination of every verb , ac- cording as the event which it denoted was meant to be affirmed of the firft , fecond , D 2 ог or third perfons fingular , dual , or plural ...
... least fix , if not eight or nine varia- tions , in the termination of every verb , ac- cording as the event which it denoted was meant to be affirmed of the firft , fecond , D 2 ог or third perfons fingular , dual , or plural ...
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... least , a part of the distinction of genders , and their adjectives vary their ter- mination according as they are applied to a mafculine or to a feminine fubftantive . there is no fuch diftinction in the English lan- guage , whofe ...
... least , a part of the distinction of genders , and their adjectives vary their ter- mination according as they are applied to a mafculine or to a feminine fubftantive . there is no fuch diftinction in the English lan- guage , whofe ...
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