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A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)

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A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2

Name: A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2
Author: Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)

Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)

English language -- History; English literature -- History and criticism

Bohea.
  China.
  Congou.
  Hyson.
  Joss.
  Junk.
  Nankeen.
  Pekoe.
  Silk.
  Souchong.
  Tea.
  Typhoon.

  HINDU.

  Avatar.
  Banyan.
  Brahmin.
  Bungalow.
  Calico.
  Chintz.
  Coolie.
  Cowrie.
  Durbar.
  Jungle.
  Lac (of rupees).
  Loot.
  Mulligatawny.
  Musk.
  Pagoda.
  Palanquin.
  Pariah.
  Punch.
  Pundit.
  Rajah.
  Rupee.
  Ryot.
  Sepoy.
  Shampoo.
  Sugar.
  Suttee.
  Thug.
  Toddy.

  HUNGARIAN.

  Hussar.
  Sabre.
  Shako.
  Tokay.

  MALAY.

  Amuck.
  Bamboo.
  Bantam.
  Caddy.
  Cassowary.
  Cockatoo.
  Dugong.
  Gamboge.
  Gong.
  Gutta-percha.
  Mandarin.
  Mango.
  Orang-outang.
  Rattan.
  Sago.
  Upas.

  PERSIAN.

  Awning.
  Bazaar.
  Bashaw.
  Caravan.
  Check.
  Checkmate.
  Chess.
  Curry.
  Dervish.
  Divan.
  Firman.
  Hazard.
  Horde.
  Houri.
  Jar.
  Jackal.
  Jasmine.
  Lac (a gum).
  Lemon.
  Lilac.
  Lime (the fruit).
  Musk.
  Orange.
  Paradise.
  Pasha.
  Rook.
  Saraband.
  Sash.
  Scimitar.
  Shawl.
  Taffeta.
  Turban.

  POLYNESIAN DIALECTS.

  Boomerang.
  Kangaroo.
  Taboo.
  Tattoo.

  PORTUGUESE.

  Albatross.
  Caste.
  Cobra.
  Cocoa-nut.
  Commodore.
  Fetish.
  Lasso.
  Marmalade.
  Moidore.
  Molasses.
  Palaver.
  Port (= Oporto).

  RUSSIAN.

  Czar.
  Drosky.
  Knout.
  Morse.
  Rouble.
  Steppe.
  Ukase.
  Verst.

  TARTAR.

  Khan.

  TURKISH.

  Bey.
  Caftan.
  Chibouk.
  Chouse.
  Dey.
  Janissary.
  Kiosk.
  Odalisque.
  Ottoman.
  Tulip.
  Yashmak.
  Yataghan.

10. +Scientific Terms.+-- A very large number of discoveries in science
have been made in this century; and a large number of inventions have
introduced these discoveries to the people, and made them useful in
daily life. Thus we have _telegraph_ and _telegram_; _photograph_;
_telephone_ and even _photophone_. The word _dynamite_ is also modern;
and the unhappy employment of it has made it too widely known. Then
passing fashions have given us such words as _athlete_ and _æsthete_.
In general, it may be said that, when we wish to give a name to a new
thing-- a new discovery, invention, or fashion-- we have recourse not to
our own stores of English, but to the vocabularies of the Latin and
Greek languages.


LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

[Transcriber’s Note:

In the original book, the following chart was laid out much like a
typical table of contents, with the +date+ in a separate column along
the right edge. It has been reformatted for this e-text. The date is
repeated in brackets where appropriate.]

+450+
  1. +The Beowulf+, an old English epic, “written on the mainland”

+597+
  2. +Christianity+ introduced by St Augustine (and with it many Latin
  and a few Greek words)

+670+
  3. +Caedmon+-- ‘Paraphrase of the Scriptures,’-- first English poem

+735+
  4. +Baeda+-- “The Venerable Bede”-- translated into English part of
  St John’s Gospel

+901+
  5. +King Alfred+ translated several Latin works into English, among
  others, Bede’s ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation’
  (+851+)

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A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)

Philosophy

A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2

Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow)

English language -- History; English literature -- History and criticism

Bohea.
  China.
  Congou.
  Hyson.
  Joss.
  Junk.
  Nankeen.
  Pekoe.
  Silk.
  Souchong.
  Tea.
  Typhoon.

  HINDU.

  Avatar.
  Banyan.
  Brahmin.
  Bungalow.
  Calico.
  Chintz.
  Coolie.
  Cowrie.
  Durbar.
  Jungle.
  Lac (of rupees).
  Loot.
  Mulligatawny.
  Musk.
  Pagoda.
  Palanquin.
  Pariah.
  Punch.
  Pundit.
  Rajah.
  Rupee.
  Ryot.
  Sepoy.
  Shampoo.
  Sugar.
  Suttee.
  Thug.
  Toddy.

  HUNGARIAN.

  Hussar.
  Sabre.
  Shako.
  Tokay.

  MALAY.

  Amuck.
  Bamboo.
  Bantam.
  Caddy.
  Cassowary.
  Cockatoo.
  Dugong.
  Gamboge.
  Gong.
  Gutta-percha.
  Mandarin.
  Mango.
  Orang-outang.
  Rattan.
  Sago.
  Upas.

  PERSIAN.

  Awning.
  Bazaar.
  Bashaw.
  Caravan.
  Check.
  Checkmate.
  Chess.
  Curry.
  Dervish.
  Divan.
  Firman.
  Hazard.
  Horde.
  Houri.
  Jar.
  Jackal.
  Jasmine.
  Lac (a gum).
  Lemon.
  Lilac.
  Lime (the fruit).
  Musk.
  Orange.
  Paradise.
  Pasha.
  Rook.
  Saraband.
  Sash.
  Scimitar.
  Shawl.
  Taffeta.
  Turban.

  POLYNESIAN DIALECTS.

  Boomerang.
  Kangaroo.
  Taboo.
  Tattoo.

  PORTUGUESE.

  Albatross.
  Caste.
  Cobra.
  Cocoa-nut.
  Commodore.
  Fetish.
  Lasso.
  Marmalade.
  Moidore.
  Molasses.
  Palaver.
  Port (= Oporto).

  RUSSIAN.

  Czar.
  Drosky.
  Knout.
  Morse.
  Rouble.
  Steppe.
  Ukase.
  Verst.

  TARTAR.

  Khan.

  TURKISH.

  Bey.
  Caftan.
  Chibouk.
  Chouse.
  Dey.
  Janissary.
  Kiosk.
  Odalisque.
  Ottoman.
  Tulip.
  Yashmak.
  Yataghan.

10. +Scientific Terms.+-- A very large number of discoveries in science
have been made in this century; and a large number of inventions have
introduced these discoveries to the people, and made them useful in
daily life. Thus we have _telegraph_ and _telegram_; _photograph_;
_telephone_ and even _photophone_. The word _dynamite_ is also modern;
and the unhappy employment of it has made it too widely known. Then
passing fashions have given us such words as _athlete_ and _æsthete_.
In general, it may be said that, when we wish to give a name to a new
thing-- a new discovery, invention, or fashion-- we have recourse not to
our own stores of English, but to the vocabularies of the Latin and
Greek languages.


LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

[Transcriber’s Note:

In the original book, the following chart was laid out much like a
typical table of contents, with the +date+ in a separate column along
the right edge. It has been reformatted for this e-text. The date is
repeated in brackets where appropriate.]

+450+
  1. +The Beowulf+, an old English epic, “written on the mainland”

+597+
  2. +Christianity+ introduced by St Augustine (and with it many Latin
  and a few Greek words)

+670+
  3. +Caedmon+-- ‘Paraphrase of the Scriptures,’-- first English poem

+735+
  4. +Baeda+-- “The Venerable Bede”-- translated into English part of
  St John’s Gospel

+901+
  5. +King Alfred+ translated several Latin works into English, among
  others, Bede’s ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation’
  (+851+)

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2

A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2

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