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+African+ words in English, 263.
+American+ words in English, 263.
+Analytic+ English (= modern), 239 {III.2}.
+Ancient+ English, 199 {I.4}.
synthetic, 239 {III.1}.
+Anglo-Saxon+, specimen from, 250 {IV.2}.
contrasted with English of Wyclif and Tyndale, 251 {IV.3}.
+Arabic+ words in English, 263.
+Aryan+ family of languages, 195 {intro.7}.

+Bible+, English of the, 256 {IV.11}.
+Bilingualism+, 222 {II.33}.

+Changes+ of language, never sudden, 198 {I.2}.
+Chinese+ words in English, 264.

+Dead+ and living languages, 198 {I.1}.
+Dialects+ of English, 238 {II.52}.
+Doublets+, English and other, 236-238 {II.47-II.51}.
Greek, 233 {II.45}.
Latin, 230-233 {II.41-II.43}.
+Dutch+ and Welsh contrasted, 197 {intro.10}.
words in English, 260 {V.5}.

+English+, 194 {intro.4}.
a Low-German tongue, 196 {intro.9}.
diagram of, 203.
dialects of, 238 {II.52}.
early and oldest, compared, 252 {IV.5}.
elements of, characteristics of the two, 234-236 {II.46-II.47}.
English element in, 202 {II.2}.
foreign elements in, 204 {II.5}.
grammar of, its history, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}.
its spread over Britain, 197 {intro.11}.
modern, 258-265 {V.1-V.10}.
nation, 202 {II.1}.
of the Bible, 256 {IV.11}.
of the thirteenth century, 254 {IV.8}.
of the fourteenth century, 255 {IV.9}.
of the sixteenth century, 256 {IV.10}.
on the Continent, 194 {intro.5}.
periods of, 198-201 {I.3-I.8}.
marks which distinguish, 254.
syntax of, changed, 245 {III.11}.
the family to which it belongs, 195 {intro.7}.
the group to which it belongs, 195 {intro.8}, 196.
vocabulary of, 202-238 {II.1-II.52}.

+Foreign+ elements in English, 204 {II.5}.
+French+ (new) words in English, 261 {V.6}.
(Norman), see Norman-French.

+German+ words in English, 262 {V.7}.
+Grammar+ of English, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}.
comparatively fixed (since 1485), 258 {V.1}.
First Period, 240 {III.5}.
general view of its history, 243 {III.9}.
Second Period, 241 {III.6}.
short view of its history, 239-243 {III.3-III.8}.
Third Period, 242 {III.7}.
Fourth Period, 242 {III.8}.
+Greek+ doublets, 233 {II.45}.
+Gutturals+, expulsion of, 246-248 {III.12-III.14}.

+Hebrew+ words in English, 262 {V.8}.
+Hindu+ words in English, 264.
+History+ of English, landmarks in, 266.
+Hungarian+ words in English, 264.

+Indo-European+ family, 195 {intro.7}.
+Inflexions+ in different periods, compared, 253 {IV.6}.
loss of, 239 {III.3}, 240 {III.4}.
grammatical result of loss, 248 {III.16}.
+Italian+ words in English, 259 {V.4}.

+Keltic+ element in English, 204-206 {II.6-II.9}.

+Landmarks+ in the history of English, 266.
+Language+, 193 {intro.1}.
changes of, 198 {I.2}.
growth of, 193 {intro.3}.
living and dead, 198 {I.1}.
spoken and written, 203 {II.3}.
written, 193 {intro.2}.
+Latin+ contributions and their dates, 209 {II.16}.
doublets, 230-233 {II.41-II.43}.
element in English, 208-233 {II.15-II.44}.
of the eye and ear, 230 {II.41}.
of the First Period, 210 {II.17}.
Second Period, 211 {II.19}, 212 {II.21}.
Third Period, 212-227 {II.22-II.36}.
Fourth Period, 227-230 {II.37-II.39}.
triplets, 233 {II.44}.
+Lord’s Prayer+, in four versions, 251 {IV.4}, 252.

+Malay+ words in English, 264.
+Middle+ English, 200 {I.6}.
+Modern+ English, 201 {I.8}, 258-265 {V.1-V.10}.
analytic, 239 {III.2}.
+Monosyllables+, 244 {III.10}.

+New words+ in English, 258-265 {V.2-V.10}.
+Norman-French+, 212 {II.22}.
bilingualism caused by, 222 {II.33}.
contributions, general character of, 220 {II.30}.
dates of, 213-215 {II.23-II.24}.
element in English, 212-227 {II.22-II.36}.
gains to English from, 221-224 {II.31-II.33}.
losses to English from, 225-227 {II.34-II.36}.
synonyms, 222 {II.32}.
words, 216-220 {II.24-II.29}.

+Oldest+ and early English compared, 252 {IV.5}.
+Order+ of words in English, changed, 245 {III.11}.

+Periods+ of English, 198-201 {I.3-I.8}.
Ancient, 199 {I.4}.
Early, 199 {I.5}.
Middle, 200 {I.6}.
Tudor, 201 {I.7}.
Modern, 201 {I.8}.
grammar of the different, 239-249 {III.1-III.16}.
marks indicating different, 254.
specimens of different, 250-257 {IV.1-IV.12}.
+Persian+ words in English, 264.
+Polynesian+ words in English, 264.
+Portuguese+ words in English, 264.

+Renascence+ (Revival of Learning), 227 {II.37}.
+Russian+ words in English, 264.

+Scandinavian+ element in English, 206-208 {II.10-II.14}.
+Scientific+ terms in English, 265 {V.10}.
+Spanish+ words in English, 259 {V.3}.
+Specimens+ of English of different periods, 250-257 {IV.1-IV.12}.
+Spoken+ and written language, 203 {II.3}.
+Syntax+ of English, change in, 245 {III.11}.
+Synthetic+ English (= ancient), 239 {III.1}.

+Tartar +words in English, 264.
+Teutonic+ group, 195 {intro.8}.
+Tudor+ English, 201 {I.7}.
+Turkish+ words in English, 264.
+Tyndale’s+ English, compared with Anglo-Saxon and Wyclif, 251 {IV.3}.

+Vocabulary+ of the English language, 202-238 {II.1-II.52}.

+Welsh+ and Dutch contrasted, 197 {intro.10}.
+Words+ and inflexions in different periods, compared, 253 {IV.6}.
new, in English, 258-265 {V.2-V.10}.
+Written+ language, 193 {intro.2}.
and spoken, 203 {II.3}.
+Wyclif’s+ English, compared with Tyndale’s and Anglo-Saxon,
251 {IV.3}.

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