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Contents are arranged as follows: List of Illustrations. Abbreviations. Phonetic symbols. Some Preliminary Considerations. From Runes to Printing. From William Caxton to George Washington: 1476 to 1776. The Disjunctive Period: 1776 to the Present Day. Literature, Ritualistic Works, and Language. The Recording of English in Dictionaries and Grammars. Vocabulary. Pronunciation and Spelling. The Syntactical Arrangement of Words. Disbursed Forms of English. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Contents are arranged as follows: List of Illustrations. Abbreviations. Phonetic symbols. Some Preliminary Considerations. From Runes to Printing. From William Caxton to George Washington: 1476 to 1776. The Disjunctive Period: 1776 to the Present Day. Literature, Ritualistic Works, and Language. The Recording of English in Dictionaries and Grammars. Vocabulary. Pronunciation and Spelling. The Syntactical Arrangement of Words. Disbursed Forms of English. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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