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, and Directions to Foreigners, for Acquiring a Knowledge of the Use of this Dictionary ... to which is Annexed a Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names, &c |
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Page 57
... anglicised by altering the termination , contain the same number of syllables as in the original languages , they are generally to be pronounced with the same accent : that is , with the same accent as the first person present of the ...
... anglicised by altering the termination , contain the same number of syllables as in the original languages , they are generally to be pronounced with the same accent : that is , with the same accent as the first person present of the ...
Page 67
... anglicised by dropping the last syllable ; we shorten the first syllable of the English dissyllable , unless it ends with the vowel u . ( 535. ) Thus we see the shortening power of our English antepenul- timate accent , which shortens ...
... anglicised by dropping the last syllable ; we shorten the first syllable of the English dissyllable , unless it ends with the vowel u . ( 535. ) Thus we see the shortening power of our English antepenul- timate accent , which shortens ...
Page 68
... anglicised , retains the same number of syllables . This , indeed , may be said to be a general rule for preserving the Latin accent , but so general as to be neglected in a thousand instances , ( See No. 503 , f , g , h , i , k . ) But ...
... anglicised , retains the same number of syllables . This , indeed , may be said to be a general rule for preserving the Latin accent , but so general as to be neglected in a thousand instances , ( See No. 503 , f , g , h , i , k . ) But ...
Page 6
... anglicised into ác - a - de - my , the first syllable retains the accent it had when the word was Latin . On the other hand , it may be conjectured with some probability , that a fond- ness for pronouncing like the French has been the ...
... anglicised into ác - a - de - my , the first syllable retains the accent it had when the word was Latin . On the other hand , it may be conjectured with some probability , that a fond- ness for pronouncing like the French has been the ...
Page 70
... anglicised , and place the accent on the first syllable as I have done . CALICE , kål'is . s . A cup , a chalice . CALICO , kål'è - kó . s . An Indian stuff made of CALUMNIATOR , ká - lâm'nè - à - tår . s . 521. A —nd , môve , uor , nôt ...
... anglicised , and place the accent on the first syllable as I have done . CALICE , kål'is . s . A cup , a chalice . CALICO , kål'è - kó . s . An Indian stuff made of CALUMNIATOR , ká - lâm'nè - à - tår . s . 521. A —nd , môve , uor , nôt ...
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