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Dissertations on the English Language

by Noah Webster

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  1. 1——Prima Discentium Elementa, in Quibus et Ipsis Parum Ela…
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Dissertation I. — Introduction
  4. 4History of the English Language
  5. 5Remarks
  6. 6Dissertation II — Of the English Alphabet
  7. 7Rules of Pronunciation
  8. 8Differences of Pronunciation and Controverted Points Examined
  9. 9Dissertation III — Examination of Controverted Points, Continued
  10. 10Of Modern Corruptions in the English Pronunciation
  11. 11Dissertation IV — Formation of Language
  12. 12Horne Tooke’s Theory of the Particles
  13. 13Examination of Particular Phrases
  14. 14Nouns
  15. 15Possessive Case
  16. 16Article
  17. 17Verb
  18. 18Time
  19. 19Mode
  20. 20Number and Person
  21. 21Auxiliaries
  22. 22Particles
  23. 23Dissertation V. — Of the Construction of English Verse
  24. 24Pauses
  25. 25Expression
  26. 26Of Reading Verse
  27. 27Specimens of the Gothic Languages
  28. 28Specimens of the Celtic Languages
  29. 29Specimens of the Gothic Languages
  30. 30Specimens of the Celtic Languages
  31. 31Specimens of the Gothic Languages
  32. 32Specimens of the Celtic Languages
  33. 33Specimens of the Gothic Languages
  34. 34Specimens of the Finn and Lapland Tongues
  35. 35Postscript
  36. 36Appendix
  37. 37Objections
  38. 38Dr. Franklin’s Answer to Miss S ——

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