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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... shortened , as if spelt im - mo- tion ; the o in obedience shortened and obscured , as if written ub - be - de - ence ; and the u in monument , changed into e , as if written mon - ne - ment ; while the deliberate and elegant sound of ...
... shortened , as if spelt im - mo- tion ; the o in obedience shortened and obscured , as if written ub - be - de - ence ; and the u in monument , changed into e , as if written mon - ne - ment ; while the deliberate and elegant sound of ...
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... shortening every vowel but , and this in every word throughout the language , except where two consonants follow the ... shorten it . Thus , without arguing in a vicious circle , we find , that as a division of the generality of words ...
... shortening every vowel but , and this in every word throughout the language , except where two consonants follow the ... shorten it . Thus , without arguing in a vicious circle , we find , that as a division of the generality of words ...
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... shorten them by de- grees till they are perfectly short ; at the same time preserving the radical sound of the vowel ... shortened in Scotland to that middle sound of the u in bull and it must be remembered , that wool , wood , good ...
... shorten them by de- grees till they are perfectly short ; at the same time preserving the radical sound of the vowel ... shortened in Scotland to that middle sound of the u in bull and it must be remembered , that wool , wood , good ...
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... shortening power of this accent On Quantity . No. 515 The shortening power of the secondary accent exemplified in the uncertainty and incousis- tency of Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Kenrick in their division of words into syllables On ...
... shortening power of this accent On Quantity . No. 515 The shortening power of the secondary accent exemplified in the uncertainty and incousis- tency of Mr. Sheridan and Dr. Kenrick in their division of words into syllables On ...
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... shortened by a con sonant , commences with this squeezed sound of e equivalent to the y , and ends with a sound given to oo in woe and co ' , which makes its name in the alphabet exactly similar to the pronoun you.t If , therefore , the ...
... shortened by a con sonant , commences with this squeezed sound of e equivalent to the y , and ends with a sound given to oo in woe and co ' , which makes its name in the alphabet exactly similar to the pronoun you.t If , therefore , the ...
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adjective agreeable analogy anglicised animal antepenultimate båll Belonging body Buchanan called chyle colour compounds consonant contrary corrupt costiveness degree derived Dictionary diphthong distinct DOMESTICK dress enclitical English Entick fåll får favour fish followed French give Greek ground heard herb horse instrument Johnson Kenrick kind language last syllable Latin Latin language letter liquor long sound manner mark Mason mean ment mêt pine mind môve når Nares nature neral ness nỏ noise nôt noun nounced observed orthography participle penultimate Perry person pîn place the accent plant plural Preter preterit pron pronounced pronunciation publick quantity Relating rhyme ridan rule Scott second syllable secondary accent seems sharp Sheridan ship short sound shortening signifies speakers species spelling termination thin thing tion triphthong unaccented v. a. To put verb vessel violence vowel vulgar word written