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Excerpt from Germanic Philology = 'th' in English 'think.'o = 'th' in English 'they.' = a front continuant like 'y' in Engl. 'yes.''z' = (exc. in High German in which it has either the value of 's' or of 'ts') 's' in 'rose' or 'z' in 'freeze.'O.N. 'v' = Engl. 'w.'O.Bg. 's' = Engl. 'sh.'O.Ind. ' ' and ' ' are variations of 'sh.'O.Ind. 'j' = 'j' in Engl. 'judge.'O.Ind. 'c' = 'ch' in Engl. 'child.'O.Ind. 'y' = 'y' in Engl. 'year.'Goth. 'ei' = 'i' in Engl. 'machine.'O.E. 'ae' = 'a' in Engl. 'man.' The sign generally denotes the syllable bearing the chief accent; in O.E., O.N., O.Norw., however, it marks a long vowel, which is denoted by - in the other languages. Other signs of pronunciation will be explained in the text itself, especially in the sections on sound-shifting. Prefixed to any word means that it is a hypothetical form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1331898528
- ISBN 13 9781331898528
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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