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 7
... penultimate syllable , when no consonant intervenes , pronounced long , as de'ity , pi'ety , & c .; a nearer observation shows me , that if a consonant intervene , every vowel in this syllable but u contracts it- self , and is ...
... penultimate syllable , when no consonant intervenes , pronounced long , as de'ity , pi'ety , & c .; a nearer observation shows me , that if a consonant intervene , every vowel in this syllable but u contracts it- self , and is ...
Page 21
... penultimate long becausé & c . it comes from aliius , and the two short vowels in cougo become one long vowel in cogo , 81. The short sound of the middle or Italian a , which is generally confounded with the short sound of the slender a ...
... penultimate long becausé & c . it comes from aliius , and the two short vowels in cougo become one long vowel in cogo , 81. The short sound of the middle or Italian a , which is generally confounded with the short sound of the slender a ...
Page 27
... penultimate syllable , and that is , that the i in the final syllable of these words is short : thus ser vile , hostile , virile , respite , deposite , adamantine , amethystine , & c . are pronounced as if written servil , hosti respit ...
... penultimate syllable , and that is , that the i in the final syllable of these words is short : thus ser vile , hostile , virile , respite , deposite , adamantine , amethystine , & c . are pronounced as if written servil , hosti respit ...
Page 49
... penultimate syllable , the s is flat , as paisy , flimsy , clumsy , pansy , tansy , phrensy , quinsy , tolsey , whimsey , malinsey , jersey , kersey . Pur- sy , has the s sharp and hissing from its relation to purse , and minstrelsey ...
... penultimate syllable , the s is flat , as paisy , flimsy , clumsy , pansy , tansy , phrensy , quinsy , tolsey , whimsey , malinsey , jersey , kersey . Pur- sy , has the s sharp and hissing from its relation to purse , and minstrelsey ...
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... penultimate accent of the original ; and yet the antepenultimate tendency of our language has placed the accent on the first syllable of crator , senator , auditor , cicatrix , plethora , & c . in opposition to the Latin pronunciation ...
... penultimate accent of the original ; and yet the antepenultimate tendency of our language has placed the accent on the first syllable of crator , senator , auditor , cicatrix , plethora , & c . in opposition to the Latin pronunciation ...
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