 L, preceded by a mute, and followed by e, in a final syllable, has an imperfect sound, which does not do much honour to our language. The /, in this situation, is neither sounded like el nor le, but the e final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates...  A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language - Page 46by John Walker - 1831 - 591 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...honour to our language. The /, in this situation, is neither sounded like el nor le, but the e final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the...vowel ! This will easily be perceived in the words aile, talle, circle, &c. which are pronounced as if written abl, tab!, circl, &c. and in those still... | |
 | A. W. Winkelmann - English language - 1816 - 514 pages
...the e final is suppressed, and the preceding' mute ariicnlar.es the /, without either a preceding or succeeding vowel; so that this sound may be called...monster in. Grammar — a syllable without a vowel} Ж .. . $at biefelbe giuéfpruc&e wie im Seutftfen. ш 31 u eg en o mm en in comptroller, (fpr. continuer,)... | |
 | John Walker - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1819 - 800 pages
...suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the /, without either a prei ceding or a succeeding vow rl ; so that this sound may be called a monster in Grammar — a syllable) without a \owel ! This will easily be perceived in the words able, table, circle, &c. which are pronoun* ced... | |
 | Johann Andreas Schmeller - German language - 1821 - 646 pages
...neither sounded like el nor le, but the e final is supprefsed and the preceding mute articulates the J without either a preceding or a succeeding vowel so...grammar a syllable without a vowel. This will easily by perceived in the words able , table, circle etc. which are pronounced as if written abl, tabl.circ!..... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 710 pages
...honour to our language. The /, in this situation, is neither loundcd like el nor le, but the . final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the /, without either a preceding or a succeeding vowei ; so that 'h!« sound may be called a monster in Grammar — <t syllable without a vuwel ! This... | |
 | John Walker - Bible - 1823 - 808 pages
...to our language. The /, in this situation, is neither sounded like •• nor , but the « final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the...called a monster in Grammar — a syllable without l vowel '. This will easily be perceived in the words able, table, circle, be. which are Mpnounced... | |
 | John Walker - 1824 - 788 pages
...honour to our language. The /, in this situation, is neither sounded like el nor le, but the e mini is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the.../, without either a preceding or a succeeding vowel ; во that this sound mny be called a monster in grammar— a syllable without a vowel 1 This will... | |
 | John Walker - 1827 - 864 pages
...honour to our language. The I, in this situation, is neither sounded like el nor le, but the e final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the /, without either a preceding or a succeeding vowei ; so that thi, sound may be called a monster in Grammar — a syllable without a vowel ! Thi,... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1834 - 682 pages
...but the e final is suppressed, and the preceding mute articulates the /, without either a precedingor a succeeding vowel ; so that this sound may be called...&c. which are pronounced as if written abl, tabl, circl, &c. and in those still more Gothickand uncouth abbreviated participial terminations, peopled,... | |
 | Edward Riches De Levante - 1869 - 296 pages
...not much honour to our language. Walker goes so far as to say, that ble, cle, in "table," "circle," may be called " a monster in grammar, a syllable without a vowel." If this does no honour to the English language, certainly it does none to the French, where we meet... | |
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