Manual of Linguistics: A Concise Account of General and English, Phonology, With Supplementary, Chapters on Kindred Topics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Manual of Linguistics: A Concise Account of General and English, Phonology, With Supplementary, Chapters on Kindred TopicsI Have been told and believe that a book written on the lines of the present one is a desideratum.Certainly, if a correct knowledge of the whence and the wherefore of words have its uses, no one who wishes or is constrained to be a full man in such things can afford to dispense with a knowledge of the facts that I have here tried to set forth.It has been my object to produce a volume that will, with fair completeness, and in moderate compass, present the main results of modern phonology. I have also sought to round it off by the addition of such supplementary matter as may usefully accompany the main theme.Phonology is a precise science, as precise as the most fastidious precisian could desire. It is based on truth, it is buttressed by law. If it has its farthing facts, it has also its solid generalisations. In any case, it is indispensable in linguistic research, which, involving as it does a knowledge of principle, ought to be appraised above mere dictionary etymologising.I trust that this book will be found useful by any one who wishes to devote some time and attention to the former.I have built mainly on Brugmann and Sweet. Mr. Mayhew's Old English Phonology and Mr. Wharton's Etyma Latina I have found very helpful.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.