Lectures on Language, as Particularly Connected with English Grammar; Designed for the Use of Teachers and Advanced Learners - Brossura

Balch, William Stevens

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1235622185 ISBN 13: 9781235622182

Casa editrice: General Books LLC, 2012

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838. Excerpt: ... LECTURE VI. ON ADJECTIVES. Definition of adjectives.--General character.--Derivation.--How understood.--Defining and describing.--Meaning changes to suit the noun.--Too numerous.--Derived from nouns.--Nouns and verbs made from adjectives.--Foreign adjectivefl.--A general list.--Difficult to be understood.--An example.--Often superfluous.--Derived from verbs.--Participles.--Some prepositions.--Meaning unknown.--With.--In.--Out.--Of. The most important sub-division of words is the class called Adjectives, which we propose to notice this evening. Adjective signifies added or joined to. We employ the term in grammar to designate that class of words which are added to nouns to define or describe them. In doing this, we strictly adhere to the principles we have already advanced, and do not deviate from the laws of nature, as developed in the regulation of speech. In speaking of things, we had occasion to observe that the mind not only conceived ideas of things, but of their properties; as, the hardness of flint; the heat of fire; and that we spoke of one thing in reference to another. We come now to consider this subject more at large. In the use of language the mind first rests on the thing which is present before it, or the word which represents the idea of that thing. Next it observes the changes and attitudes of these things. Thirdly, it conceives ideas of their qualities and relations to other things. The first use of GENERAL CHARACTER. DERIVATION. C9 these words is to name things. This we call nouns. The second is to express their actions. This we call verbs. The last is to define or describe things. This we call adjectives. There is a great similarity between the words used to name things 'and to express their actions; as, builders build buildings; singe...

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: General Books LLC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1235622185
• ISBN 13: 9781235622182
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 68