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... principal reason for contraction was , however , the contiguity of two vowels , merged in the easy flow of conversation . Chaucer's literary conservatism permitted him only the technical licence of such elision . True colloquialism ...
... principal reason for contraction was , however , the contiguity of two vowels , merged in the easy flow of conversation . Chaucer's literary conservatism permitted him only the technical licence of such elision . True colloquialism ...
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... principal clauses may express many categories of time , according to the meaning of the verbs or the sense of temporal adverbs that accompany them . Eternal truths , customs and character- istics have no time limit , but are put in the ...
... principal clauses may express many categories of time , according to the meaning of the verbs or the sense of temporal adverbs that accompany them . Eternal truths , customs and character- istics have no time limit , but are put in the ...
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... principal , adjunct and sub- junct , which he regards as possessing primary , secondary and tertiary importance , nouns , pronouns and adjectives serve as the usual primar- ies , finite verbs as the principal secondaries , and adverbs ...
... principal , adjunct and sub- junct , which he regards as possessing primary , secondary and tertiary importance , nouns , pronouns and adjectives serve as the usual primar- ies , finite verbs as the principal secondaries , and adverbs ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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