Dissertation on the English Language With Notes, Historical and Critical; to Which is Added, by Way of Appendix, an Essay on a Reformed Mode of Spelling, With Dr. Franklin's Arguments on that Subject
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DISSERTATIONS ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL. To which is added, BY WAY OF APPENDIX, AN ESSAY ON A REFORMED MODE OF SPELLING, WITH DR. FRANKLIN'S ARGUMENTS ON THAT SUBJECT.
PREFACE.
FOOTNOTES:
CONTENTS.
DIRECTIONS.
DISSERTATION I.
INTRODUCTION.
HISTORY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
REMARKS.
FOOTNOTES:
DISSERTATION II.
Of the ENGLISH ALPHABET.
RULES of PRONUNCIATION.
DIFFERENCES of PRONUNCIATION and CONTROVERTED POINTS EXAMINED.
FOOTNOTES:
DISSERTATION III.
EXAMINATION of CONTROVERTED POINTS, continued.
Of MODERN CORRUPTIONS in the ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION.
FOOTNOTES:
DISSERTATION IV.
FORMATION of LANGUAGE.
HORNE TOOKE's THEORY of the PARTICLES.
EXAMINATION of PARTICULAR PHRASES.
NOUNS.
POSSESSIVE CASE.
ARTICLE.
VERB.
TIME.
MODE.
NUMBER and PERSON.
AUXILIARIES.
PARTICLES.
FOOTNOTES:
DISSERTATION V.
Of the CONSTRUCTION of ENGLISH VERSE.
PAUSES.
EXPRESSION.
Of READING VERSE.
FOOTNOTES:
NOTES,
HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL.
Specimens of the Gothic Languages.
Specimens of the Celtic Languages.
Specimens of the Gothic Languages.
Specimens of the Celtic Languages.
Specimens of the Gothic Languages.
Specimens of the Celtic Languages.
Specimens of the Gothic Languages.
Specimens of the Finn and Lapland Tongues.
POSTSCRIPT.
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX.
AN ESSAY
OBJECTIONS.
Dr. Franklin's Answer to Miss S——.
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