Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... intended to be conveyed , without at the same time any unpleasantness or fatigue to the vocal organs that produce the sounds , or to the ears for which those words are pronounced . I cannot leave this subject without making the ...
... intended to be conveyed , without at the same time any unpleasantness or fatigue to the vocal organs that produce the sounds , or to the ears for which those words are pronounced . I cannot leave this subject without making the ...
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... intended to be conveyed , without at the same time any unpleasantness or fatigue to the vocal organs that produce the sounds , or to the ears for which those words are pronounced . I cannot leave this subject without making the ...
... intended to be conveyed , without at the same time any unpleasantness or fatigue to the vocal organs that produce the sounds , or to the ears for which those words are pronounced . I cannot leave this subject without making the ...
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... intended only to indicate that the preceding g is pronounced like gu in the English word guard , or the French figue , prodigue , & c . , where e is short mute , whereas it is null in aiguë , ciguë , & c . ue Is pronounced like u long ...
... intended only to indicate that the preceding g is pronounced like gu in the English word guard , or the French figue , prodigue , & c . , where e is short mute , whereas it is null in aiguë , ciguë , & c . ue Is pronounced like u long ...
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... interests of that cause ; for who will ever believe with the Rev. J. Pycroft , that every English schoolboy knows as much as any foreign teacher !!! But this D cannot be what the reverend gentleman intended to say ; FRENCH LANGUAGE . 33.
... interests of that cause ; for who will ever believe with the Rev. J. Pycroft , that every English schoolboy knows as much as any foreign teacher !!! But this D cannot be what the reverend gentleman intended to say ; FRENCH LANGUAGE . 33.
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Félix Émile Darqué. cannot be what the reverend gentleman intended to say ; he meant , I suppose , that most masters of foreign languages that are in this country do not possess the amount of information expected in teachers , and I ...
Félix Émile Darqué. cannot be what the reverend gentleman intended to say ; he meant , I suppose , that most masters of foreign languages that are in this country do not possess the amount of information expected in teachers , and I ...
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.