Words on Words: Quotations about Language and LanguagesPenguin Books, 2000 - 580 páginas |
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... Lecture ' , in On the Study of Words 2 : 137 Language is the amber in which a thou- sand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved . Richard Chenevix Trench , 1851 , ' Introductory Lecture ' , in On the Study ...
... Lecture ' , in On the Study of Words 2 : 137 Language is the amber in which a thou- sand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved . Richard Chenevix Trench , 1851 , ' Introductory Lecture ' , in On the Study ...
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... Lecture 4 5:74 But while it is quite true that words will often ride very slackly at anchor on their ety- mologies , will be borne hither and thither by the shifting tides and currents of usage , yet are they for the most part still ...
... Lecture 4 5:74 But while it is quite true that words will often ride very slackly at anchor on their ety- mologies , will be borne hither and thither by the shifting tides and currents of usage , yet are they for the most part still ...
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... Lecture 4 16:70 But take here a word or two of warning before we advance any further . You cannot , of course , expect to make any original investi- gations in language ; but you can follow safe guides , such as shall lead you by right ...
... Lecture 4 16:70 But take here a word or two of warning before we advance any further . You cannot , of course , expect to make any original investi- gations in language ; but you can follow safe guides , such as shall lead you by right ...
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Introduction | 7 |
Language in Thinking and Thought | 9 |
Body Language | 23 |
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