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title: 'The Origin and Variations of the English Language'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Waddel Alexander, Sr.'
date: 1839-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Language'
- 'Dictionary, Grammar, and Foreign Languages'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 16'
- 'Matthew 6'
- 'Matthew 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/alexander-1839-the-origin-and-variations-of-the-english-language
---

# The Origin and Variations of the English Language

Contains an 1839 review: a debate on the intermediate state and a substantial review of Bosworth’s Anglo‑Saxon dictionary tracing origins, dialects, and historic language samples.

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