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... nature craft ( = natural skill ) . There are , in fact , many words of Romance origin in this passage ; one of them ( denisoned ) is used attributively as the participle of an ad hoc verb . The idiomatic use of prepositions in borowing ...
... nature craft ( = natural skill ) . There are , in fact , many words of Romance origin in this passage ; one of them ( denisoned ) is used attributively as the participle of an ad hoc verb . The idiomatic use of prepositions in borowing ...
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... nature , ( not that you haue a leaden constitution , couze , although perhaps a little inclining to that temper , & so the more apt to melt with pittie , when you fall into the fire of rage ) but for your lustre onely , which reflects ...
... nature , ( not that you haue a leaden constitution , couze , although perhaps a little inclining to that temper , & so the more apt to melt with pittie , when you fall into the fire of rage ) but for your lustre onely , which reflects ...
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... nature of the classical languages gave them a virtually free word order . Blair was not among scholars who regarded ... natural gift bestowed equally on the unlearned . Figures do not simply communi- cate ideas , they enhance conceptions ...
... nature of the classical languages gave them a virtually free word order . Blair was not among scholars who regarded ... natural gift bestowed equally on the unlearned . Figures do not simply communi- cate ideas , they enhance conceptions ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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