Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... Letter E The E mute The E null .. The Faint Sound of E mute The Sound E mute The Sound E close The Sound E open The Sound I The Sound O The Sound U The Sound EU The Sound OU The Diphthongs The Nasal Sounds The Consonants Labial ...
... Letter E The E mute The E null .. The Faint Sound of E mute The Sound E mute The Sound E close The Sound E open The Sound I The Sound O The Sound U The Sound EU The Sound OU The Diphthongs The Nasal Sounds The Consonants Labial ...
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... letters , or combinations of letters , as the book presents to the eye . It therefore becomes necessary that a learner should , first of all , hear FRENCH LANGUAGE .
... letters , or combinations of letters , as the book presents to the eye . It therefore becomes necessary that a learner should , first of all , hear FRENCH LANGUAGE .
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... letter or combination of letters , and the different ways of representing those sounds and articulations . It will then be easy to under- stand the perfect pronunciation of every word , by whatever letters it may be represented to the ...
... letter or combination of letters , and the different ways of representing those sounds and articulations . It will then be easy to under- stand the perfect pronunciation of every word , by whatever letters it may be represented to the ...
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... letter only , as a , e , i , & c .; and compound vowels when more than one letter is used to represent only one sound , as eu , oue , & c . The consonants , on the contrary , are those letters which represent the different modifications ...
... letter only , as a , e , i , & c .; and compound vowels when more than one letter is used to represent only one sound , as eu , oue , & c . The consonants , on the contrary , are those letters which represent the different modifications ...
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... letter , which preserves its proper sound whenever it is not combined with i , u , m , or n , so as to form with them the diphthong ai , the vowels ai , au , or the nasal syllables am , an . A is not pronounced in Caen and its ...
... letter , which preserves its proper sound whenever it is not combined with i , u , m , or n , so as to form with them the diphthong ai , the vowels ai , au , or the nasal syllables am , an . A is not pronounced in Caen and its ...
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.