New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
PHiL0LOGY.
A NEw WORK ON EGYPTIAN GRAMMAR AID LEM


Geology.
Mcssrs Dummler of Berlin, well-known pub
fishers Of pathological books, viii soon issue "OiA on
Egyptian G amman and Laxicoocy which has Ut least
novelty Of purpose and great scholarship to recommend
H. II Is from the pen OF DIR. c. Abel one oil the most
learned of the younger clase of German pholoS'sS IL
refers chiefly TO the Cortic period and its authors aNoed
object is 70 ascertain through the language test The no.
lions prevalent in ancient Egypt about Right ani
Wrong To this end he docs not content himself Win
Il discriminating a few synonyms in the usual maher'
bat antlyzes whole families Of words, ana
not only portrays a complex notion in ITS eh'lieV
but likewise injuries into tho ciymology and synaX OF
the individual terms explained In THIS ne aims parity
NJ proving the dictionary accurate reflex OF popular
IDEAS and partly at showing the connection necessarily
existing between dictionary and grammar-between The
suhcct,dea of a word and the form In which II Is c%-
ressed as well the constructions OF which 10 is s
cephle Thus in anayAng the Egyptian IDEAS OF hASh
and Wrong h leIvors 20 inl out from the meaning
and modes OF using words what those ideas really
were and also tells why, 10 convey Them certain
words had to used aCtves and others, Tor similar
rurposc as passives, to govern certain ease OF
tense Following up 60 their original source the history
Of words DR. Abel proceeds to show how their meanings
ne derived from certain primary roofs, 1,n ~
the national intellect developed. gradually assn,n lhei
nj innate and suitable FORM lhis pdTt OF us Iish
forces him to llapilo With cts moio-y ana pholol3a!
cording to Hoget's Thesauus system, anpihed by me
tioral grammar he assigns the twoi0ld 0lD@l Oh
Teaching rd ncnts and Of treating after LIS own is"tu
the most difficult notions conceivable tae purely ap
stiac BY ext. nj Eg this method 20 several languages
and comp;rlg results The author hopes tn Og''iu u
meAns of e7lugng the intellect as well AZ Tn mora siA
ards of aiiUns and gain insight lnio jc lhhlf
variety their views, tempels ana chiiacteis' uia
mar "a Lin is national psychology. ,,, ,.
into the purely logical structure OF our traditional am
mar has been rcqucutly discuss since tAc g at pni"
logical reform introduced 10y Wilhelm 'on ilNihbod''
/; remains 10 he seen how far DR.. Abel has siceece III
tne more philosophical portion ~ his task; meanwhile IL
noticeable that IN apply ing his peculiar menoo 10 the
Eitn language h. has produce results Witch, II con
arDcd. VIII command the attention OF pH,OoSisI-'
he their system what II may DE- Ahei claims |"
have separated tine Egyptian active "a PAS
siVc verbs, long oOnlOuuded; 70 nave C.''
covered several new species OF l'selAts 40 nav
traced the OH in and gradual growth oi ali sSlNes ahd
e. have proved the VOWcs - change LIE ndh
in OF a word, when VUWC!s hitherto regarded as
almost ahs, utely iusie1iilcPnt in the Egyptian tongue
rcse discoveries well as Others vi more com
eAon,iyc character, promise H. become very StrFc'""e
Ia ,ccpherin lerogyp lc- AID t. serve a. an hpo th,
link IN the argument which is to cst.tDsu a RADICAL
affinity between the ypt,n and other hnsa ;es hcltI
home. 1t wuild lac Curious II Egyptian grammar Is" V
lriNc the ueaus not only of UccpncllnE hc.HS ihcs'
but OF clearing up Of the many mysteries Oh o@i
cum II.