Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Trench, Richard Chenevix 1807 1886 Chenevix, Richard On the Study of Words Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Karl Hagen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "On the Study of Words" by Richard Chenevix Trench is a scholarly work that delves into the complexities of language and etymology, likely written during the mid-19th century. This treatise explores how words embody and convey moral, historical, and emotional truths and urges readers to appreciate the profound significance tied to language. Through a series of lectures, Trench posits that individual words can offer vast treasures of knowledge and insight if examined closely. The opening of the work establishes the purpose and themes that will be elaborated throughout the lectures. Trench emphasizes the wealth of meaning encapsulated in individual words, encouraging readers to consider language not merely as arbitrary symbols, but as living entities filled with history and significance. He critiques the common ignorance towards the depth of words and suggests that understanding their origins and meanings can lead to a richer appreciation of their use in both personal and collective contexts. The context of language is described as an all-encompassing domain that connects the present with the past, and the author asserts that recognizing the poetry and power of words is an essential part of education and communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Etymology English language -- Semantics PE Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 546016 545879 2024-10-03T09:28:33.471966 2023-10-03T08:35:33.969841 text/html text/html 546009 545872 2024-10-03T09:28:33.899753 2023-10-03T08:35:34.160833 text/html text/html 291796 2024-10-03T09:28:42.554781 application/epub+zip 298347 2024-10-03T09:28:37.156727 application/epub+zip 289671 2024-10-03T09:28:35.655753 application/epub+zip 475293 2024-10-03T09:28:46.980673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445026 2024-10-03T09:28:41.772740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422579 2022-09-03T12:07:00.625112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526288 526202 2024-10-03T09:28:32.862763 2023-10-03T08:35:33.603831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 521021 2020-12-29T17:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210718 2020-12-29T17:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19313 2024-10-03T09:28:47.211667 application/rdf+xml 10961 2024-10-03T09:28:36.346735 image/jpeg 2865 2024-10-03T09:28:35.930984 image/jpeg 287705 2024-10-03T09:28:33.949735 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia