New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-27
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS.

REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS.
THY PRACTICAL CERmAw GRAMMAR r. CH,rLs,
| EicHa0ES. hee Yo-h d APfl-t'r CO
| We tc.k up tbs new German g amman - b
No little p easurs nd o., with ut icing somewhat
| Pr joiced 10 its favor From the strong r'c,ruen-
dauons OF well Known scientific men cf tb's cry. we
sogposet f. to bes very valuable book snd e'yeciay
ale ted s. t,scbng the Gsrn-n language Bu, we
sorry 20 ,ey ttat We were gh'y cssPyoiD'ed IRE
Method ahcb D.. teen adopted in arranging ,b.
| Grammar by ~ sutbor IA tho so.termcd Natural
moth q tn sssna that Rae been EN- oyed by Ohm.
sorf scii.rn uempci and severe. others no ~ un-
known ~ will be from the prefs 10 Nr eh.
horn who is scaraiu,d with but one German G amman
Of "su.wh.t sinilcr klnd'-we suypoie that OF
Orsntolf I o le,dori ., -, as ~ might more pro
perly term Il, ManefcSs method NJ Lichhorns u b..
usby ls,upsrlor 10 90 isr as be While proceeding %
tho indgctlve nctAod amos, G'rio y Gdhcfes 20 the
ordinary srran sonent Synthetic grammar sDd s5ds
to the examples the ruiss Of lection gorerlment &c
THE plsn indeed nj CHIT b. a, lesst 10 teaching Oh J.
d,en Of come pratis al usefulness IL carried out prop
ery But ,bs, has not been accomplished by Mr.
Mr Eichhorn His grammar con'sint by no uesns a
compr, heusve aud tainly not correct view OF
the forms ADD ,be of tho German language.
Many part. aye treated very dedcieu,ly, the 90 3c
tlve, the numerals to- compound vr'bs sUd the par
uclp'es OF the form alton 4 compound sentence
the contraction srd tho sbddgmeui oi 'entenc,s-a
| bl,bIv important pert Of tho Germsn GrsmmN--ee
cause SO extremely olsecou, he Ecgsh-sesTosiy
soytblps bss been said roa examples given are not
entirely free IRON commouplso,s and 'no rules axe
often deficient snj contain - great uum5er Of gree
m..,akes az viii d. seen fscm The following instances
Mr.. Echhorn ssys;
| L IA. III. far .. l.shs ~
I. not true Is the German st the beginuons OF s'y
lsbe 10 Away. sofi like the Esel.b vhe the Bog
ush at the bes ianir If word 10 generally sharp
| Psses Ca e. ttsy hAh has peculiar gu.ssJS
sound which is be.t acquired from ,he teacher oar
/ nps" German "a ios suliers sound when preceded
| by O. . OF Gp SD p sts when preceded by aoy
other vowel or dphthong ~ any ccnsonslt Before
.. aud a, the e.lnsas O: word OF actual Germsn
origin il souuds Ike 4 Toe double cons laeni IS
seems to be unknown TO Mr. Z
Parcels Role %. The Ne atve Eiotis % b-i placed
alter the object in Germsu" Alwsysi Doe. ST.. Z
.sy. r. CAB u Gas BneA vieAt ,9saers dea Brif He
Old not give me toe book, lat the letcr) dos he
,sy: Il gao mir st.A ass Bah *.
Page o. " Rule lat. The comparative Is formed BY
adding r. 90 the positive and changing o. Ia .bo radt
! cal syllable into @, Q 1
ga Adjec'ives not bs,i-g O.. or 70 the radical
syllable ard sbo'o which emf an IS ai,o 90 others,
O. not soften ,hcto yoNe,s"
raers are rot re- Ia; about 81 adjective. having
a DOR 10 the radical soe. thss never change tbs
vswei
Psge IS Rule 81. It's Eoghh Possesiire pro
nouns when speaking q the part. Of psrson thass
arc generally l. g tFAn.lsed into ,rmsn by the da'e
or scca.Stve ot h- Gronoun wiki tn dcrate article
| How 10 that 10 be uudsrstaodi IL tho sfiicle 10
b. joiaed 10 the pTouogu, and which proaoun Is
to be used We hope Mr. L. meant 10 say By ,es
dauve OF the corresponding reflective pronoan sed by
prefxiug tho dc6aiie afto 70 the poun. ? A brseA
,ieA as Bas. (Hs broke ti'lsg)
Page 10 Rule let DIR. d. ass when substituted
r the .. manstfslise piOn9un orras the gen pl toto
G.rer" Ths gen "a Of The Proaoun az -, ass. Do
nv pstrNnvo IS well IS relsSe, Is aereasAe iofm d7r
is st present entirely ous OF use
Psss5l. Rule Sh. The In. hsh s0ass or a,y taken
In pArtlive "a - be translated ia3 German ~
~, eAs, srecas vel, Tho Of r,ioA'- e. q, In tie
meaning OF ,Ds (as0 very common 1t never occurs
In good writer's snt ought 10 Dc entirely avoided
| Psse IS RUE Is. Toe deter s,iusiiye pfoHcuus
,,eAcr. go are, whsn used With the ndehai,s art'es
shtch nnust awsy. preoede them IN Germ an) uaec.ed,
As." poss Mr. [ not kaO~ the form 'seA sts'
PAGE 69 "Dseisn,lon q the esrais. numbers
E,f. ksisS k.ss, mo. not a. Qate no~ discovery
/ w.. .,~.y. considered hts al lose Ike ruuerAl
| Pare "A Rue TIE Gdverhsls formed II ErglIh
.t,s ,-ss OF svsa are formed Ia German wiih Ma.
"oe,ervsuon Z H,ss.. onee, employed a. Al sdver5
| Of time, 10 wntssn a. oae word
All narneral. tom d IL tAis Wsy-usaLy es-es
asrarsrss-may - wnGtsa IA oae VOID. IS se's-aa
( tsas,s an a. =aNel-'a. sc
| PAGE lsQ Ra.eSA Ia a. oshsr eases - precedes
10. isstiise srd may ressias 80 uoUa, - formed
's,o adjective ey sadirg d. 20 q" Wss' nay e
trsn,fOrms1-is CT the irso,ive' We suppose TIE
,ahSiuve Moreover. Il osstt - have eesa eet
that tAs adjective ioi cannot D. ssea BAT si'r-
asuvely
F.ss is'. Rule 81 Al roDdi fl.,ias to az .syes.-
I've are places es'Svo i,in &c n N Does NJ. Z ssy
SsSSs sSs (soo, eRooss) " seiss.is,
Page rs "Ral-. Veros are compounded IN Gsrnsn
alta eifsss e pGrpsts-t scparasl. sld the le.s
2ArsAse" Does NJ : 1T know any verbs con
,osas~a With sssssAasives sdjsc,ivs.,
We might sd macy zose ssea iastArees II we I'D
not think il .spsIasoas. SsPss'i 80,
~ Pot GlLLEsPIss exceNsR, MASUAI cy
RoAp MAxfxo" hss jasi ecea Issued Ia "a enlarged
.hirS sSiaon, aud Will 10 weiecr-sd - nua-rocs
src, of readers Il coEtsns yea; snoUs; of Ia or
nation an The sehj.ei TO which devoted expressed
sih remSksols slsssbess, ess'iy AAd An2hsv
rss strictly sceai6e poTllons Of ss ~oik us printed
.nsl.r ,yps % thai TIE farmer srdsarvsyor Of hse
.sys can essly sBa vha 10 available ios tAslr par
,Osss And Oss>ia dresii0ns walsh vii enable then -
approve al the road. in thsis ssisseSsaood sHd E0sf'
As universal gratitude Of e's'y s'sseho-ss ard "a
team within THAR isrsdss.os- TIE Prssssi sdiEios