The Quarterly Review, Volume 264, Issue 523John Murray, 1935 |
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... tongue , a barbarian , which , like Berber , is an onomatopoeic word , denoting one who utters unintelligible sounds like ' bar , ' ́ bar , ' such as we denomi- nate jabber or gibberish . In very early days men of two tongues , though ...
... tongue , a barbarian , which , like Berber , is an onomatopoeic word , denoting one who utters unintelligible sounds like ' bar , ' ́ bar , ' such as we denomi- nate jabber or gibberish . In very early days men of two tongues , though ...
Page 49
... tongue , and become the mother of derivative languages such as Italian , Spanish , Roumanian and French , it retained its hold as a literary tongue . Scholars , scientists , jurists , such as Casaubon , Linnæus , Grotius , of whatever ...
... tongue , and become the mother of derivative languages such as Italian , Spanish , Roumanian and French , it retained its hold as a literary tongue . Scholars , scientists , jurists , such as Casaubon , Linnæus , Grotius , of whatever ...
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... tongues , we must not omit to mention Arabic as the only Oriental language which has attained a vogue at all comparable to Greek and Latin . Owing to its vital connection with Islam , the creed of ... tongue 52 ENGLISH THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.
... tongues , we must not omit to mention Arabic as the only Oriental language which has attained a vogue at all comparable to Greek and Latin . Owing to its vital connection with Islam , the creed of ... tongue 52 ENGLISH THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.
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