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... ( modern English waits for ) Î J.Caes . I.2.110 . But ere we could arrive the Point propos'd ( modern English arrive at ) AYLI II.5.28 . He hath bin all this day to looke you Mac . V.8.13 . Dispaire Lear II.2.77 . Smile you Î thy Charme ...
... ( modern English waits for ) Î J.Caes . I.2.110 . But ere we could arrive the Point propos'd ( modern English arrive at ) AYLI II.5.28 . He hath bin all this day to looke you Mac . V.8.13 . Dispaire Lear II.2.77 . Smile you Î thy Charme ...
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... modern English would place the word at the beginning , not the end ) Ibid II.1.15 . determining here to lie in ambuscado ( modern English , to lie here ) Ibid I.3.140 . Is't not simply the best that ever you heard ( modern English , you ...
... modern English would place the word at the beginning , not the end ) Ibid II.1.15 . determining here to lie in ambuscado ( modern English , to lie here ) Ibid I.3.140 . Is't not simply the best that ever you heard ( modern English , you ...
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... English Language ( 3 vols ) , Heath , 1931 H. W. Sugden , The Grammar of Spenser's Faerie Queene ( Linguistic Society ... Modern English Grammar ( 6 vols ) , Allen and Unwin , 1933â46 O. Jespersen , Essentials of English Grammar , Allen ...
... English Language ( 3 vols ) , Heath , 1931 H. W. Sugden , The Grammar of Spenser's Faerie Queene ( Linguistic Society ... Modern English Grammar ( 6 vols ) , Allen and Unwin , 1933â46 O. Jespersen , Essentials of English Grammar , Allen ...
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Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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