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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... language , operate with steadiness and regularity in the midst of the ficklest affectation and caprice . It ca scarcely be supposed that the most experienced speaker has heard every word in the language , and the whole circle of ...
... language , operate with steadiness and regularity in the midst of the ficklest affectation and caprice . It ca scarcely be supposed that the most experienced speaker has heard every word in the language , and the whole circle of ...
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... language where he initial h is sunk , we may select these from the rest , and , without setting the pupil right when le mispronounces these , or when he pre- fixes h improperly to other words , we may ninke him pronounce all the words ...
... language where he initial h is sunk , we may select these from the rest , and , without setting the pupil right when le mispronounces these , or when he pre- fixes h improperly to other words , we may ninke him pronounce all the words ...
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... language derived from the Latin and Greek The only possible case in which we can argue from the Latin quantity to the English Dissyllables from the Saxon and French languages enumerated - 630 538 649 544 ivid .. ibid Causes of the ...
... language derived from the Latin and Greek The only possible case in which we can argue from the Latin quantity to the English Dissyllables from the Saxon and French languages enumerated - 630 538 649 544 ivid .. ibid Causes of the ...
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... language ; for the tongue is , in the formation of this letter , as close to the palate as possible , without touching it ; as the moment the tongue touches the palate , the squeezed sound of ee in thee and meet is formed , which , by ...
... language ; for the tongue is , in the formation of this letter , as close to the palate as possible , without touching it ; as the moment the tongue touches the palate , the squeezed sound of ee in thee and meet is formed , which , by ...
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... languages , and is that to which we annex clearer ideas than to any other ; and though the short sounds of some vowels have not in our language been classed with sufficient accuracy with their parent long ones , yet this has bred but ...
... languages , and is that to which we annex clearer ideas than to any other ; and though the short sounds of some vowels have not in our language been classed with sufficient accuracy with their parent long ones , yet this has bred but ...
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adjective agreeable analogy anglicised animal antepenultimate båll Belonging body Buchanan called chyle COACERVATE coagulate colour compounds consonant contrary corrupt costiveness custom derived Dictionary diphthong distinction dress enclitical English Entick fåll får fåt mè favour fish followed French give Guaiacum hard heard herb hissing horse Johnson Kenrick kind language last syllable letter liquor long sound manner mark Mason ment mêt pine mind môve mute når Nares nature neral ness nỏ noise nôt tåbe noun nounced observed orthography participle penultimate Perry person place the accent plant plural Preter preterit pron pronounced pronunciation publick quantity Relating rhyme ridan rule Scott second syllable secondary accent seems sharp Sheridan ship short sound sometimes species spelling tåb termination thin thing tion tree triphthong unaccented v. a. To put verb verbal nouns vessel vowel vulgar written