Project Gutenberg 2023-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 271 Barfield, Owen 1898 1997 Burgeon, G. A. L. Barfield, Arthur Owen 26013004 History in English words $aUnited Kingdom :$bMethuen & Co., $c1926. Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "History in English Words" by Owen Barfield is a historical and linguistic exploration published in the early 20th century. The work delves into the evolution of the English language, examining the historical significance and meanings buried within words, particularly those derived from various cultural and linguistic influences. Barfield aims to illustrate how language reflects the inner history of humanity and the evolution of consciousness. The opening of the text introduces the concept that the meanings of words provide insight into their historical context. Barfield employs several examples to illustrate how certain words, like "electric," have evolved both in definition and significance over time. He emphasizes that examining these words can reveal much about the societies and cultures that used them, fundamentally arguing that language serves as a living archive of human history, bridging the past with present consciousness. This opening segment sets the stage for a deeper analysis of language and culture as the text progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005896272 20220121022955barfield 1926 GB Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en English language -- Semantics PE Text Category: History - Other Category: Language & Communication 615370 2025-06-28T08:39:32.355074 text/html 571313 2023-08-03T13:50:28 text/html 464027 2025-06-28T08:39:44.995052 application/epub+zip 461252 2025-06-28T08:39:35.209055 application/epub+zip 353244 2025-06-28T08:39:33.759088 application/epub+zip 1143297 2025-06-28T08:39:51.257970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069719 2025-06-28T08:39:43.732018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418884 2025-06-28T08:39:29.908089 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418672 2023-08-03T13:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17777 2025-06-28T08:39:51.413994 application/rdf+xml 16195 2025-06-28T08:39:34.095063 image/jpeg 2557 2025-06-28T08:39:33.926058 image/jpeg 160149 2023-08-03T13:50:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 660345 2023-08-03T13:50:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 669430 2025-06-28T08:39:32.400105 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia