. Atlantic journal, and friend of knowledge [microform] : in eight numbers : containing about 160 original articles and tracts on natural and historical sciences, the description of about 150 new plants, and 100 new animals or fossils ; many vocabularies of languages, historical and geological facts, &c. &c. & Natural history; Indians; Sciences naturelles; Indiens. through all its ies. y addition to ely to be pro- pter has stated the Genesee i2, (written to improvements 0 one lias been Kndand able tion 1 although ed to! But I few knowing trchcs in lan- nsi^lted, else I e justice
. Atlantic journal, and friend of knowledge [microform] : in eight numbers : containing about 160 original articles and tracts on natural and historical sciences, the description of about 150 new plants, and 100 new animals or fossils ; many vocabularies of languages, historical and geological facts, &c. &c. & Natural history; Indians; Sciences naturelles; Indiens. through all its ies. y addition to ely to be pro- pter has stated the Genesee i2, (written to improvements 0 one lias been Kndand able tion 1 although ed to! But I few knowing trchcs in lan- nsi^lted, else I e justice to the ster. lew of his la- :e, but merely origin acted from my ly of the En- lian languages B other langua- : whole world, number! jsh has really arent. The Old v&s spoken and 1 between the I, lasting about he usual dura- inguages. Our itural deviation n between 1475 ually improved • two different English and the ch are as differ- as the English rhese two forms t accession, by tvledgc and bor- akin languages, he Old English, ct yet to fluctu- ly and pronun- idually modify existed probably ) forms, and had meous -dialects, ish, of which the itch dialects are J rope, while the. Guyana Creole and West India Creole, are the most remarkable in America. Another dialect filled with Bengali and Hindostani words is alxo funning in the East Indies. A complete comparison of the old and modern English has not yet been given. A few striking examples will here be inserted as a specmien of disparity. Written Written Spoken Old E. Mod. B. Londe Land Land. Sterre Star Star. Erthe Earth Erth. Yle Island Ailend. See Sea Si. Benethen Beneath Binith. Hewyn Heaven Hev'n. Hedde Head Hed. As late as the year 1555, we find the English language very different from the actual, at least in orthogra- phy, for instance— En«r. of Written Spoken 1555. Mod. E. Mod. E. Preste Priest Prist. Euyll Evil Ivl. Youe You Yu. Fyer Fire Payer. Howse House Haus. This old English is supposed t
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