Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... syllable , it does not form with the preceding one or ones either a vowel sound or a diphthong ; ex . , année , je ... initial syllable of the following word , thus : u - nistoi - rintér- essante . 3rd . Before au , as in agneau , beau ...
... syllable , it does not form with the preceding one or ones either a vowel sound or a diphthong ; ex . , année , je ... initial syllable of the following word , thus : u - nistoi - rintér- essante . 3rd . Before au , as in agneau , beau ...
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... syllables preceding or following the feminine ones . 3rd . That when the initial syllable of a word is a feminine one , it is often pronounced as if it were the last syllable of the preceding word ; this happens when those words are ...
... syllables preceding or following the feminine ones . 3rd . That when the initial syllable of a word is a feminine one , it is often pronounced as if it were the last syllable of the preceding word ; this happens when those words are ...
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... syllable , it does not form with the preceding one or ones either a vowel sound or a diphthong ; ex . , année , je ... initial syllable of the following word , thus : u - nistoi - rintér- essante . 3rd . Before au , as in agneau , beau ...
... syllable , it does not form with the preceding one or ones either a vowel sound or a diphthong ; ex . , année , je ... initial syllable of the following word , thus : u - nistoi - rintér- essante . 3rd . Before au , as in agneau , beau ...
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... syllables preceding or following the feminine ones . 3rd . That when the initial syllable of a word is a feminine one , it is often pronounced as if it were the last syllable of the preceding word ; this happens when those words are ...
... syllables preceding or following the feminine ones . 3rd . That when the initial syllable of a word is a feminine one , it is often pronounced as if it were the last syllable of the preceding word ; this happens when those words are ...
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... initial syllable of the following word ; for if they were pronounced , the e would have the open sound , which happens when the word immediately following the infinitive begins with a vowel - form or h not aspirated , and is intimately ...
... initial syllable of the following word ; for if they were pronounced , the e would have the open sound , which happens when the word immediately following the infinitive begins with a vowel - form or h not aspirated , and is intimately ...
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
Popular passages
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.