The Quarterly Review, Volume 264, Issue 523John Murray, 1935 |
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... speech of an obscure tribe from the Jutland peninsula , now certainly destined to become the world language , a result due partly to accidental circumstances though more to the character of the people , but is also by general consent ...
... speech of an obscure tribe from the Jutland peninsula , now certainly destined to become the world language , a result due partly to accidental circumstances though more to the character of the people , but is also by general consent ...
Page 61
... speech , pleasant to the ear , varied and emphatic , singularly free from guttural and metallic sounds , restful , dignified , friendly . A blend as it is and a hybrid from two main stocks , it has been tinctured by many a visiting word ...
... speech , pleasant to the ear , varied and emphatic , singularly free from guttural and metallic sounds , restful , dignified , friendly . A blend as it is and a hybrid from two main stocks , it has been tinctured by many a visiting word ...
Page 64
... speech of the United States and of Canada , both in intonation and vocabulary , M tend to diverge more and more from the mother speech . We are accused by Americans of speaking with an accent , and as the American speakers of our ...
... speech of the United States and of Canada , both in intonation and vocabulary , M tend to diverge more and more from the mother speech . We are accused by Americans of speaking with an accent , and as the American speakers of our ...
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