Excerpt from The Principal Roots of the French Language: Simplified by a Display of Their Incorporation Into the English Tongue, With Notes; Forming Part of Mr. Hall's Intellectual System of Education The extraordinary success which has attended Mr. Hall's System as applied to the Latin language, forcibly proves the great advantage to be gained by directing aright the reasoning powers. As this is fully set forth in the Preface to Mr. Hall's Principal Roots of the Latin Language, he has caused it to be reprinted in the present work, for the information of those who may wish to refer to it: it may here suffice to say, that the observations therein contained, relative to the common mode of communicating a knowledge of Latin and Greek, equally apply to the mode of teaching the French, and indeed, all other languages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Principal Roots of the French Language: Simplified by a Display of Their Incorporation Into the English Tongue; With Notes The extraordinary success which has attended Mr. Hall's System as applied to the' Latin language, forcibly proves the great advantage to be gained by directing aright the reasoning powers. As this is fully set forth in the Preface to Mr. Hall's Principal Roots of the Latin Language, he has caused it to be reprinted in the present work, for the information of those who may wish to refer to it: it may here suffice to say, that the observations therein contained, relative to the common mode of communicating a knowledge of Latin and Greek, equally apply to the mode of teaching the French, and indeed, all other languages. One great feature which mainly distinguishes Mr. Hall's mode of communicating foreign languages from all other systems at present known, is the imparting the words of the whole language, or at least the great body of them, previously to entering upon tran sla tion: the result of which is, that his pupils, after accomplishing this part of the course, are enabled to read whole volumes, while others are struggling over a few pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the French roots of the English language, with an emphasis on vocabulary and pronunciation. Designed for use in schools and for self-study, it includes extensive notes and exercises to help learners master the material. Its author, Hall, was a noted educator and language scholar of the early 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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