The English Language in America, Volumen1Century Company, for the Modern language association of America, 1925 |
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American English American speech appears attempt become British called century character characteristic colloquial common commonly Connecticut described dialect Dictionary distinctive earlier early edition England English Dictionary English language established evidence example existence expression fact familiar feeling final foreign French frequently given gives illustrated important Indian indicate interest kind known land later less letters literary literature matter meaning merely MICHIGAN native natural negro never Notes observation occurs origin passage passed perhaps persons phrase popular practice present probably pronounced pronunciation proper published reason Records regions remarks respect river says schools seems sense shows similar slang social sometimes sound South Southern speak speech spelling standard style taken term things thought tion town tradition true United various Virginia vocabulary Webster West whole word writing written York
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Página 277 - ... the papers again, by expressing each hinted sentiment at length, and as fully as it had been expressed before, in any suitable words that should come to hand. Then I compared my Spectator with the original, discovered some of my faults, and corrected them.
Página 245 - Which I wish to remark, And my language is plain, That for ways that are dark And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee is peculiar, Which the same I would rise to explain.
Página 219 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Página 276 - I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge, more proper books had not fallen in my way, since it was now resolved I should not be a clergyman. Plutarch's Lives there was in which I read abundantly, and I still think that time spent to great advantage. There was also a book of DeFoe's, called an Essay on Projects, and another of Dr.
Página 188 - I have, and for my business here, know that after many waitings, watchings, solicitings and disputes in Council, this day my country was confirmed to me under the great seal of England...
Página 188 - Sylvania, and they added Penn to it; and though I much opposed it, and went to the King to have it struck out and altered, he said it was...
Página 277 - I had gone on making verses; since the continual occasion for words of the same import, but of different length, to suit the measure, or of different sound for the rhyme, would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety, and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind, and make me master of it. Therefore I took some of the tales and turned them into verse, and, after a time, when I had pretty well forgotten the prose, turned them back again.
Página 26 - ... that learning may not be buried in the grave of our fathers in the Church and Commonwealth, the Lord assisting our endeavors. It is therefore ordered, that every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Página 175 - I have made it my business to understand it, that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion ; and I must say that I know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath words of more sweetness or greatness, in accent and emphasis, than theirs: for instance, Octocockon, Rancocas, Oricton, Shak, Marian, Poquesien, all which" are names of places and have grandeur in them.
Página 26 - And it is further ordered, That where any town shall increase to the number of one hundred families or householders, they shall set up a grammar school, the masters thereof, being able to instruct youths, so far as they may be fitted for the university...