Elements Of Comparative Philology

Published in 1862, this volume contains the author's work of comparing various elements of languages from all around the world, modern and ancient. Includes dialects, stages of language, classification, analytic and synthetic methods and more.

Excerpt from Elements of Comparative Grammar and Philology: For Use in Schools It need hardly be said that in a science like Philology, which is still in its infancy, finality and certainty cannot as yet be expected. Every day is adding to our knowledge on the subject, and the accepted theories of one week are thevi Preface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.