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... Movement of the Voice , Of the Tonick , Subtonick , and Atonick elements , Diphthongs and Monothongs , Of the formation of Syllables , Of the unaccented Vowel Sounds -defects in exploding them , Of the Consonant Sounds , Errour of ...
... Movement of the Voice , Of the Tonick , Subtonick , and Atonick elements , Diphthongs and Monothongs , Of the formation of Syllables , Of the unaccented Vowel Sounds -defects in exploding them , Of the Consonant Sounds , Errour of ...
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... movements ; and the sixth , a concomitant of good delivery . CHAPTER I. OF ARTICULATION . A good ARTICULATION consists in a clear , full , and distinct utterance of words , in accordance with the best standard of pronunciation ...
... movements ; and the sixth , a concomitant of good delivery . CHAPTER I. OF ARTICULATION . A good ARTICULATION consists in a clear , full , and distinct utterance of words , in accordance with the best standard of pronunciation ...
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... MOVEMENT OF THE VOICE . Among the wonderful contrivances of nature in directing the operations of the vocal powers in the production of speech , in no one thing has she displayed greater wisdom than in that which relates to the simple ...
... MOVEMENT OF THE VOICE . Among the wonderful contrivances of nature in directing the operations of the vocal powers in the production of speech , in no one thing has she displayed greater wisdom than in that which relates to the simple ...
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... movement of sound . Explode i , y , ou , e , o , & c . so as to illustrate the radical and vanish of each . Why are the radical and vanishing movements of the voice so styled ? EXERCISES . Explode the following vowels in such a manner ...
... movement of sound . Explode i , y , ou , e , o , & c . so as to illustrate the radical and vanish of each . Why are the radical and vanishing movements of the voice so styled ? EXERCISES . Explode the following vowels in such a manner ...
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... movement when breathed among the constituents of syllables . There are nine of them , as heard in the words , U - p , a - t , lar - k , i - f , thi - s , h - e , wh - at , th - in , blu - sh . Although the aspiration of the atonicks ...
... movement when breathed among the constituents of syllables . There are nine of them , as heard in the words , U - p , a - t , lar - k , i - f , thi - s , h - e , wh - at , th - in , blu - sh . Although the aspiration of the atonicks ...
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