Higher-Grade English: History of the Language, Analysis, Style, Prosody, &C., &C (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Summary: - 1. The history of a language describes its origin and its growth. 2 Languages are related, like the members of a family. 3. English, Friesian, Dutch, and Flemish are sister languages. German, Norwegian, etc., are their cousins. 4. All these belong to the Teutonic stock. 5. Languages alike in their roots and their grammar have had the same origin. 6. There are many corresponding words in English and Dutch and German. 7. There are also corresponding inflections.

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