Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... Greek and Latin languages , from which ours is mostly derived , yet they have preserved enough of those two elements to make a celebrated French writer say of another , that " He spoke Greek with Latin words , " and of another , that ...
... Greek and Latin languages , from which ours is mostly derived , yet they have preserved enough of those two elements to make a celebrated French writer say of another , that " He spoke Greek with Latin words , " and of another , that ...
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... Greek and Latin languages , from which ours is mostly derived , yet they have preserved enough of those two elements to make a celebrated French writer say of another , that " He spoke Greek with Latin words , " and of another , that ...
... Greek and Latin languages , from which ours is mostly derived , yet they have preserved enough of those two elements to make a celebrated French writer say of another , that " He spoke Greek with Latin words , " and of another , that ...
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... Greek or Latin , the study of which I by no means wish to disparage , as these dead languages are very useful in their way - nay , even necessary to a certain class of society . The sound o is represented by o , 6 , au , eau , eo , eó ...
... Greek or Latin , the study of which I by no means wish to disparage , as these dead languages are very useful in their way - nay , even necessary to a certain class of society . The sound o is represented by o , 6 , au , eau , eo , eó ...
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... Greek letter μ ) , cru ( raw , believed ) , and all the other forms of the verb croire in which the letter u is found . uë Has the sound u , as in ciguë , aiguë , contiguë , & c .; the two last examples are the feminine forms of the ...
... Greek letter μ ) , cru ( raw , believed ) , and all the other forms of the verb croire in which the letter u is found . uë Has the sound u , as in ciguë , aiguë , contiguë , & c .; the two last examples are the feminine forms of the ...
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... Greek words from which they are derived contain the letter o ; thus cœur , chœur , sœur , & c . , are respec- tively formed from the Latin words cor , chorus , soror , & c . Edipe , œcuménique , fœtus , & c . , are respectively formed ...
... Greek words from which they are derived contain the letter o ; thus cœur , chœur , sœur , & c . , are respec- tively formed from the Latin words cor , chorus , soror , & c . Edipe , œcuménique , fœtus , & c . , are respectively formed ...
Common terms and phrases
adjective Approximately Pronounced articulates the initial called ciguë circumflex accent curaçao dental consonants derivatives diæresis diphthong dissyllable distinct e mute écuelle end of words enfant English persons English word équateur expression faint sound feminine final following word former French language fuyez gageure glottis grammarians grave accent Greek Guadeloupe guttural consonants h not aspirated homme immediately followed initial syllable larynx last syllable Latin learned liquid liquid consonant long or short means middle of words monophthong nasal sound NASAL SYLLABLES nounced nouns Observe œil onzième ouil preceding vowel pronouncing dictionary pronunciation proper names prosodical PURE DIPHTHONGS reader sentence short vowels SIBILANT CONSONANTS silent solemn reading sometimes sounds and articulations speaking and solemn taon teachers tillac tion trachea triphthong ueil unaccented verbs vocal chords voice vowel vowel-form or h vowel-sounds whilst words beginning words ending write written
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Page 45 - ... either at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of words, as, for instance, angoisse, avancer, marchand, — incliner, atteindre, marin, payen, — ondee, prononcer, dragon.
Page 32 - That the second person plural of the present of the indicative' and of the imperative, are the same in the passive voice.
Page 6 - Suivant l'appellation nouvelle, on les nomme a, be, ce, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, ke, re, se, te, u, ve, ou, xe, i, ze.
Page 55 - The Course of Instruction comprises the usual branches of an English Education, together with Music, Drawing, French, Shorthand, Typewriting, etc.
Page 41 - This letter is pronounced at the beginning and in the middle of words ; when it is...
Page 39 - It is pronounced in sept and huit, whenever they are not followed by a word beginning with a consonant or h aspirated ; ex., fen ai sept, donnez-m'en huit, il y avait dix-sept hommes et dix-huit enfants, &c.