Excerpt from First Introduction to German Philology The First Introduction to German Philology, which originally formed the Appendix to the author's Progres sive German Composition, and was not designed as a separate publication, contains an elementary but sufficiently exhaustive sketch of the historical development of the language, chapters on Derivation and Word-building, and an Etymological Glossary. Much may be said for and against the study of the philological element of a language at school. The author is convinced of its utility, and ventures to hope that this little book will be approved by those who desire to see the study of German recognised as a means of mental discipline and culture, hardly inferior to the'study of the ancient Classics. L. L. 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.