Orthoepy and orthography of the English languageLongmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1869 - 271 pages |
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Page iii
... Amongst the pupils committed to his charge , there have been a few foreign , and many English youths . Of these pupils , not a few , owing to some native infirmity , or to some defect in early educa- tion -Pure Vowel Sounds.
... Amongst the pupils committed to his charge , there have been a few foreign , and many English youths . Of these pupils , not a few , owing to some native infirmity , or to some defect in early educa- tion -Pure Vowel Sounds.
Page iv
... has already proved efficacious in a few cases , and which will possibly prove efficacious in many more . Admitting that habit and example are of PREFACE . great weight in the pronunciation of words , iv PREFACE . -Modified Vowel Sounds.
... has already proved efficacious in a few cases , and which will possibly prove efficacious in many more . Admitting that habit and example are of PREFACE . great weight in the pronunciation of words , iv PREFACE . -Modified Vowel Sounds.
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... , reasonable and consistent custom of spelling and pronouncing words must be committed to writing , and formed into settled rules . The plan of the present work , which is simple , will be best -Broad A, and Proper Diphthongal Vowel Sounds.
... , reasonable and consistent custom of spelling and pronouncing words must be committed to writing , and formed into settled rules . The plan of the present work , which is simple , will be best -Broad A, and Proper Diphthongal Vowel Sounds.
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... Vowels II . Of Consonants ... III . - Pure Vowel Sounds IV . - Modified Vowel Sounds ... ... : V. - Broad A , and Proper Diphthongal Vowel Sounds VI . - Vowel Sounds before the Letter R VII . - Silent Letters VIII . - H in Composition ...
... Vowels II . Of Consonants ... III . - Pure Vowel Sounds IV . - Modified Vowel Sounds ... ... : V. - Broad A , and Proper Diphthongal Vowel Sounds VI . - Vowel Sounds before the Letter R VII . - Silent Letters VIII . - H in Composition ...
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... sounds with a vowel . A diphthong is the concurrence of two vowels in one syllable . A syllable is the combination of a vowel with a consonant , or with several consonants ; and is either simple or compound . A simple syllable is one ...
... sounds with a vowel . A diphthong is the concurrence of two vowels in one syllable . A syllable is the combination of a vowel with a consonant , or with several consonants ; and is either simple or compound . A simple syllable is one ...
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accented simple syllables adjectives adverbs Amphibrach Anglican Anglican modified antepenultimate Balbus body broad Cæsar Caius Cameleopard classical compounds Classical dissyllables classical words compound syllables consonant corruption Dactyl denotes derived diphthongal Distinguish English language final syllable followed foot French dissyllables German glottis Greek guttural heard heart honour horse Iambus John Julius Cæsar labial Latin Latin accent letter Lionel liquid modified sound neuter verb null Orthoepy participle past penultimate place the accent preceded prefix pret principal accent pronounced pronunciation proper diphthongal proper name pure e sound Pyrrhic quantity rhyme Rome root rule Saxon and French second syllable secondary accent sense sentence short sibilant silent silent e SILENT LETTERS sing sometimes sophisme sound of modified spelling spelt Spondee substantives tear termination thee thou timate tion tongue triphthong trisyllables Trochee unaccented verse vocal voice vowel vowel sounds words ending
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