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  1   Read         |            of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for
  2   Read         |          use of words; or that the language of the sect they are of
  3   Read         |           who is so careful of his language as to use no word till he
  4   Read         |            not words enough in any language to answer all the variety
  5      I,  I     |           furnished with ideas and language, the materials about which
  6      I,  I     |          of naturals. They are the language and business of the schools
  7      I,  II    |          set down at large, in the language it is published in. Ibi (
  8      I,  II    |        rules a man must know, what language soever he chance to learn,
  9      I,  II    |           or if he should learn no language at all, or never should
 10      I,  III   |          with words, by the common language of their own countries,
 11      I,  III   |          all men speaking the same language, a name for himself, but
 12      I,  III   |   worshipped,” when expressed in a language he understands; and every
 13     II,  XI    |         things in the first use of language.~9. Abstraction. The use
 14     II,  XI    |         understand and make use of language, or judge or reason to any
 15     II,  XIII  |        sect, and accustomed to the language of it, and have learned
 16     II,  XVI   |          within the compass of his language, or for which he hath names,
 17     II,  XVI   |          well to 20. Because their language being scanty, and accommodated
 18     II,  XVIII |            part of men of the same language, are not understood: v.g.
 19     II,  XIX   |           French call reverie; our language has scarce a name for it:
 20     II,  XXI   |           the ordinary fashion and language of the country, so far as
 21     II,  XXII  |      reason of it to be the end of language; which being to mark, or
 22     II,  XXII  |            of.~6. Why words in one language have none answering in another.
 23     II,  XXII  |            that there are in every language many particular words which
 24     II,  XXIII |            one who understands the language, frames in his mind a combination
 25     II,  XXVII |            me. I asked him in what language the parrot spoke, and he
 26     II,  XXVIII|            same thing. This is the language of the heathen philosophers,
 27     II,  XXIX  |            ordinary words of their language till they have learned their
 28     II,  XXX   |          have the names of a known language assigned to them, by which
 29     II,  XXX   |         received name of any known language assigned to it, is not capable
 30     II,  XXXII |          use and propriety of that language belong. For without this
 31     II,  XXXII |            unborrowed names of any language are applied to) some remarkable
 32     II,  XXXIII|          use, and signification of Language; which, therefore, must
 33    III,  I     |              Chapter I~Of Words or Language in General ~1. Man fitted
 34    III,  I     |            furnished him also with language, which was to be the great
 35    III,  I     |          was not enough to produce language; for parrots, and several
 36    III,  I     |            no means are capable of language.~2. To use these sounds
 37    III,  I     |       enough for the perfection of language, that sounds can be made
 38    III,  I     |         remedy this inconvenience, language had yet a further improvement
 39    III,  I     |        better the use and force of Language, as subservient to instruction
 40    III,  I     |          that names, in the use of language, are immediately applied.~
 41    III,  I     |          advantages and defects of language; and the remedies that ought
 42    III,  II    |        then there would be but one language amongst all men; but by
 43    III,  II    |            necessary in the use of language, that in this respect the
 44    III,  II    |         common acceptation of that language; in which they suppose that
 45    III,  II    |             even that use the same language) the same ideas we take
 46    III,  II    |           in the mouths and common language of his subjects. It is true,
 47    III,  III   |          serve to the chief end of language. Men would in vain heap
 48    III,  IV    |        this explication in his own language, that it was “actus entis
 49    III,  V     |          subservient to the end of language, and not made at random.
 50    III,  V     |          which is the chief end of language. The use of language is,
 51    III,  V     |            of language. The use of language is, by short sounds, to
 52    III,  V     |        great store of words in one language which have not any that
 53    III,  V     |            that those of the other language designed by their names,
 54    III,  V     |            as in England, in whose language it is called stabbing: but
 55    III,  V     |        reflect on their own use of language; and give them reason to
 56    III,  VI    |            but are hairy, and want language and reason. There are naturals
 57    III,  VI    |           reason, and some of them language too. There are creatures,
 58    III,  VI    |        should be such), that, with language and reason and a shape in
 59    III,  VI    |           of the world learned the language of the schools: and yet
 60    III,  VI    |            speak of; or else men’s language will be like that of Babel;
 61    III,  VI    |         creature be found that had language and reason, but partaked
 62    III,  VI    |            more the convenience of language, and quick dispatch by short
 63    III,  VI    |    impossible, in the beginning of language, to know what kinneah and
 64    III,  VI    |        very much cumber the use of language. For if every distinct quality
 65    III,  VI    |         have already established a language amongst them, the significations
 66    III,  VI    |            the vulgar words of any language stand for to their known
 67    III,  VII   |           and indispensable use in language, and do much contribute
 68    III,  VII   |       understood in one as another language. They are all marks of some
 69    III,  VII   |          none more familiar in our language: and he that says it is
 70    III,  VII   |          on their use and force in language, and lead us into the contemplation
 71    III,  VIII  |         why. The ordinary words of language, and our common use of them,
 72    III,  VIII  |           see in the common use of language, which permits not any two
 73    III,  VIII  |           whereof is (to speak the language of grammarians) a substantive,
 74    III,  IX    |           imperfection there is in language, and how the very nature
 75    III,  IX    |        right use and perfection of language.~3. Communication by words
 76    III,  IX    |        stand for. The chief end of language in communication being to
 77    III,  IX    |      discourse with others, in any language. But this is the hardest
 78    III,  IX    |           the end of discourse and language. But when a word stands
 79    III,  IX    |           are now brought into any language, so it was with the old
 80    III,  IX    |        settle the signification of language; and it cannot be denied
 81    III,  IX    |    different in men using the same language.~9. The way of learning
 82    III,  IX    |          of speaking as clearly as language was capable to express their
 83    III,  IX    |             seldom mistake, in any language which they are acquainted
 84    III,  IX    |          were the imperfections of language, as the instrument of knowledge,
 85    III,  IX    |     uncertainty to men of the same language and country. This is so
 86    III,  IX    |            one of them, a distinct language, though the same words.
 87    III,  X     |  imperfection that is naturally in language, and the obscurity and confusion
 88    III,  X     |       words which the propriety of language has affixed to very important
 89    III,  X     |        which is a perfect abuse of language. Words being intended for
 90    III,  X     |          Thirdly, Another abuse of language is an affected obscurity;
 91    III,  X     |        plain use make a benefit of language. But though unlearned men
 92    III,  X     |          words, and thereby render language less useful than the real
 93    III,  X     |         plain and direct; and that language, which was given us for
 94    III,  X     |         the most important part of language, and of all other the terms
 95    III,  X     |          the common words of their language; and such a loose use of
 96    III,  X     |         different.~23. The ends of language: First, to convey our ideas.
 97    III,  X     |          imperfection and abuse of language. The ends of language in
 98    III,  X     |           of language. The ends of language in our discourse with others
 99    III,  X     |           the knowledge of things: language is either abused of deficient,
100    III,  X     |       common received names of any language to ideas, to which the common
101    III,  X     |       which the common use of that language does not apply them: or,
102    III,  X     |         sometimes the fault of the language itself, which has not in
103    III,  X     |          He that hath words of any language, without distinct ideas
104    III,  X     |           applies the words of any language to ideas different from
105    III,  X     |             wants propriety in his language, and speaks gibberish. And
106    III,  X     |          from them.~34. Seventhly, language is often abused by figurative
107    III,  X     |           speeches and allusion in language will hardly be admitted
108    III,  X     |         great fault, either of the language or person that makes use
109    III,  XI    |            reason to doubt whether language, as it has been employed,
110    III,  XI    |          arguings with others. For language being the great conduit,
111    III,  XI    |            to the propriety of the language, though it have not always
112    III,  XI    |         who is so unskilful in the language he speaks, as not to understand
113    III,  XI    |          from the propriety of the language, the common, but confused,
114    III,  XI    |        pass, that men speaking the language of their country, i.e. according
115    III,  XI    |           to grammar rules of that language, do yet speak very improperly
116    III,  XI    |      necessity of communication by language brings men to an agreement
117    III,  XI    |          words by common use, in a language familiar to him. But common
118     IV,  IV    | signification of the words of that language, hinders not but that we
119     IV,  IV    |        that I know speaks any such language. For it may as rationally
120     IV,  V     |           the common words of that language, yet perhaps never troubled
121     IV,  VII   |         general, and the powers of language and reason, and leaves out
122     IV,  VIII  |         palfrey, in his or romance language, stood for all these, and
123     IV,  XII   |          his little finger, if his language were yet so imperfect that
124     IV,  XIV   |             as least liable in our language to equivocation.~4. Judgement
125     IV,  XVII  |         word reason in the English language has different significations:
126     IV,  XVII  |          the cover of wit and good language, show it in its naked deformity.