The meaning of words analysed into words and unverbal things, and unverbal things classified into intellections, sensations, and emotions.

"Like the whistle of the winds, the lowing of oxen, and the chirp of birds, words are mere sounds, apart from the signification which they acquire conventionally or otherwise; and to the people of one nation, the unaccustomed language of another nation is still unmeaning sounds. Words, whenever...

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Main Author:	Johnson, A. B. (Alexander Bryan), 1786-1867
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, D. Appleton, 1854.
Subjects:	Language and languages. Language Langage et langues. Language and languages Electronic books.
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