 | American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary Committee - Delaware Indians - 1819 - 534 pages
...which I call poly synthetie, appear to exist in all those languages, from Greenland to Cape Horn. 5. That these forms appear to differ essentially from...the honour of corresponding by their order with Mr. Heckeweldcr, and point out to them the sources from which those facts have been drawn. In support of... | |
 | 1819 - 552 pages
...order, method, and regularity prevail. ' 2. That these complicated forms, which I call polysynthetic, appear to exist in all those languages, from Greenland...ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere. ' FIRST QUESTION. ' General Character of the Indian Languages. — To fix the general character of... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American literature - 1819 - 476 pages
...ideas are comprised in the least number of words." Rep. p. xxx. ' 3. That these forms appear to me to differ essentially from those of the ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere.' We have no doubt, that our readers will be as much astonished as we were ourselves at the results here... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - Copán (Honduras) - 1836 - 618 pages
...order, method, and regularity prevail. 2. That these complicated forms, which he calls polysynthetic, appear to exist in all those languages from Greenland...ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere. The last proposition does not fall within the scope of this essay, and is far beyond my very limited... | |
 | James Buchanan - Indians of North America - 1824 - 480 pages
...committee have very properly judged that it is ecessary to have some fixed object in view; and herefore have specially directed me to endeavour to ascertain...ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere. ]t my particular various facts wt sweli,ad the or(Jer with Mr. 1 'le sources frotr In s«Ppon of t... | |
 | James Buchanan - Indian mythology - 1824 - 350 pages
...order, method, and regularity prevailed. 2. Tbat these complicated forms, which I call polyHifnthetic, appear to exist in all those languages, from Greenland...ascertain since I had the honour of corresponding by their-order with Mr. Eleckeweldcr, and point out to them the sources from which those facts have been... | |
 | Benjamin Drake - Shawnee Indians - 1841 - 252 pages
...most learned and profound of these individuals, may be summed up in the three following propositions : 1. "That the American languages in general, are rich...ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere." In a late learned dissertation * on this subject, it is stated that in nearly the whole territory contained... | |
 | John McIntosh - Indians - 1843 - 332 pages
...called by him Polysynthetic ; appear to exist in all those languages from. Greenland to Cape Horn. 3rd. That these forms appear to differ essentially from...ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere. PARTICULARITIES OF THE ASIATIC LANGUAGES. Santini, after collating the Indian languages with those... | |
 | 1844 - 778 pages
...has Jed to another enumeration of the leading ]aniniiures nr.,1 *„ . ,-lnssiCape Horn." Thirdly, "That these forms appear to differ essentially from...ancient and modern languages of the old hemisphere." Mr. Gallatin, another highly distinguished philologist, scholar, and author, has, in a dissertation... | |
 | John McIntosh - Indians - 1843 - 360 pages
...called by him Polysynthetic, appear to exist in all these languages from Greenland to Cape Horm 3d. ThaJ these forms appear to differ essentially from those of the ancient and modem languages of the old hemisphere. PARTICULARITIES OF THE ASIATIC LANGUAGES. Santini, after collating... | |
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That the American languages in general, are rich in words and in grammatical forms, and that in their complicated construction, the greatest order, method and regularity prevail. 2. « That these complicated forms, which I call poly synthetic, appear... 
