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Ebenezer Porter. KEY OF INFLECTION . - denotes monotone . rising inflection . falling inflection . circumflex . KEY OF MODULATION . ( ° ) high . ( °° ) high and loud . (。) low . ( oo ) low and loud . ( .. ) slow . ( I ) rhetorical pause .
Ebenezer Porter. KEY OF INFLECTION . - denotes monotone . rising inflection . falling inflection . circumflex . KEY OF MODULATION . ( ° ) high . ( °° ) high and loud . (。) low . ( oo ) low and loud . ( .. ) slow . ( I ) rhetorical pause .
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... falling in- flection , and circumflex . The first may be marked to the eye by a horizontal line , thus , ( - ) the second thus , ( ) the third thus , ( ) the fourth thus , ( ~ ) . The monotone is a sameness of sound on successive ...
... falling in- flection , and circumflex . The first may be marked to the eye by a horizontal line , thus , ( - ) the second thus , ( ) the third thus , ( ) the fourth thus , ( ~ ) . The monotone is a sameness of sound on successive ...
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... falling inflection . Many , not aware of this difference , have carried Walker's princi- ples to an extreme . In the question , uttered with sur- prise , " Are you going to - day ? " the slide is intensive . But in the following case ...
... falling inflection . Many , not aware of this difference , have carried Walker's princi- ples to an extreme . In the question , uttered with sur- prise , " Are you going to - day ? " the slide is intensive . But in the following case ...
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... falling , I must doubt the accuracy ei- ther of his ear or my own ; for in his examples I can- not distinguish it from the falling slide , modified perhaps by circumstances , but having nothing of that distinctive character , which ...
... falling , I must doubt the accuracy ei- ther of his ear or my own ; for in his examples I can- not distinguish it from the falling slide , modified perhaps by circumstances , but having nothing of that distinctive character , which ...
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... falling . EXAMPLES . Are they Hébrews ? Are they ' Israelites ? Are they the seed of ' Abraham ? Are they ministers of Chríst ? Did you not speak to it ? Hold you the watch to - night ? ' Arm'd , say you ? From top to toe ? Then saw you ...
... falling . EXAMPLES . Are they Hébrews ? Are they ' Israelites ? Are they the seed of ' Abraham ? Are they ministers of Chríst ? Did you not speak to it ? Hold you the watch to - night ? ' Arm'd , say you ? From top to toe ? Then saw you ...
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accent Ahimaaz answer arms art thou behold blood Cæsar Christian Cicero circumflex clause common dark death delivery denote distinction earth elocution eloquence emotion emphasis emphatic emphatic series eternal example expressed falling inflection falling slide father fault feeling give gospel grave habits hand hast hath hear heard hearers heart heaven honour human Hyder Ali Iago idolatry important Jehovah Jesus Joab Julius Cæsar king language look Lord Macd manner mark meaning Michael Cassio mind mountain nature never o'er open vowels orator passion pause phatic preacher principle PSALM question reader remarks requires rhetorical rising inflection rising slide rule sense sentence sentiment servant sleep soul sound speak speaker spirit stress syllable taste Tell thee thine thing thou thought throne tion tones truth turn unto utterance voice vowels words
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