A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...: To which are Prefixed Principles of English Pronunciation ... Likewise, Rules to be Observed by the Natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for Avoiding Their Respective Peculiarities ... To which is Annexed A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names, &c |
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... accented vowel , are reduced to two or three simple rules . The same uniformity of accentuation and quantity may be observed in the first syllable of those words which have the accent on the third , as dem - on - stra'tion , dim - i ...
... accented vowel , are reduced to two or three simple rules . The same uniformity of accentuation and quantity may be observed in the first syllable of those words which have the accent on the third , as dem - on - stra'tion , dim - i ...
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... accent or stress , if this accent or stress were upon different sylis- bles in different countries , what is verse in England would not be verse in Scotland or freland ; and this suficiently shows how very indefinitely the word accent ...
... accent or stress , if this accent or stress were upon different sylis- bles in different countries , what is verse in England would not be verse in Scotland or freland ; and this suficiently shows how very indefinitely the word accent ...
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... accent is often an insurmountable obstacle to foreigners , as the rules for it are no vanous , and the exceptions so numerous ; but let the inspector consult the article Accent in the Principles , particularly No. 492,505 , 506 , & c ...
... accent is often an insurmountable obstacle to foreigners , as the rules for it are no vanous , and the exceptions so numerous ; but let the inspector consult the article Accent in the Principles , particularly No. 492,505 , 506 , & c ...
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... accent on the sounds of the letters The letter A and its different sounds . The letter E and its different sounds The letter and its different sounds The letter and its different sounds The letter U and its different sounds The vowel Y ...
... accent on the sounds of the letters The letter A and its different sounds . The letter E and its different sounds The letter and its different sounds The letter and its different sounds The letter U and its different sounds The vowel Y ...
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... accent or stress , has an obvious tendency to preserve the letters in their pure and uniform sound , while the relaxation or feebleness which succeeds the accent as naturally suffers the letters to slide into a somewhat different sound ...
... accent or stress , has an obvious tendency to preserve the letters in their pure and uniform sound , while the relaxation or feebleness which succeeds the accent as naturally suffers the letters to slide into a somewhat different sound ...
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