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... sounds , as they occur in conversation . But to change a settled habit , even in trifles , often requires perse- verance for a long time ; of course it is not the work of a moment to transform a heavy , uniform manner of delivery , in ...
... sounds , as they occur in conversation . But to change a settled habit , even in trifles , often requires perse- verance for a long time ; of course it is not the work of a moment to transform a heavy , uniform manner of delivery , in ...
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... sound , and rate of utterance which sen- timent demands . But he is trammelled with the narrow- ness of language as presented to the eye . He has been accustomed to regard words and pauses only , and all the movements of his voice are ...
... sound , and rate of utterance which sen- timent demands . But he is trammelled with the narrow- ness of language as presented to the eye . He has been accustomed to regard words and pauses only , and all the movements of his voice are ...
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... sound of dashing waves , the effort of walking up hill , and the inconvenience of holding pebbles in his mouth ; that he might acquire a body to his voice , and a habit of distinct and deliberate utterance . * De Officiis , Lib . I. It ...
... sound of dashing waves , the effort of walking up hill , and the inconvenience of holding pebbles in his mouth ; that he might acquire a body to his voice , and a habit of distinct and deliberate utterance . * De Officiis , Lib . I. It ...
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... sounds of difficult utterance . Every one knows how the loss of a tooth , or a contu- sion on the lip , affects the formation of oral sounds . When there is an essential fault in the structure of the mouth ; when the tongue is ...
... sounds of difficult utterance . Every one knows how the loss of a tooth , or a contu- sion on the lip , affects the formation of oral sounds . When there is an essential fault in the structure of the mouth ; when the tongue is ...
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... sounds of th , that adult natives of France and Germany cannot learn to pronounce . Some sounds in their langua- ges are equally difficult to us ; but this implies no original difference of vocal organs . And surely no defect in these ...
... sounds of th , that adult natives of France and Germany cannot learn to pronounce . Some sounds in their langua- ges are equally difficult to us ; but this implies no original difference of vocal organs . And surely no defect in these ...
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