Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... words ending in es , as des , les , mes , & c .; whilst , as already stated , this termination is mute in all polysyllabic words ... middle of words when added to a prefix ending in e mute , in order to preserve to the following s the strong ...
... words ending in es , as des , les , mes , & c .; whilst , as already stated , this termination is mute in all polysyllabic words ... middle of words when added to a prefix ending in e mute , in order to preserve to the following s the strong ...
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... either beginning ( ex- cept in ère ) or ending a word ; ex . , aimé - je , puissé - je , dussé- je , & c . è Is generally open - acute in the middle of words , as in père , mère , frère , & c . ; but it 26 PRONUNCIATION OF THE.
... either beginning ( ex- cept in ère ) or ending a word ; ex . , aimé - je , puissé - je , dussé- je , & c . è Is generally open - acute in the middle of words , as in père , mère , frère , & c . ; but it 26 PRONUNCIATION OF THE.
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... middle of words , and at the end of all nouns ( geai ex- cepted ) and adjectives , is always pronounced è ; ex . , je chantais , il aimait , maître , connaître , balai , vrai , remblai , & c . This syl- lable has , as we have seen , the ...
... middle of words , and at the end of all nouns ( geai ex- cepted ) and adjectives , is always pronounced è ; ex . , je chantais , il aimait , maître , connaître , balai , vrai , remblai , & c . This syl- lable has , as we have seen , the ...
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... middle of words after a 16 letter ending the root of verbs before the de for Tror of the imperfect of the indicative , and pre- ad of the culâu trze , ns in nous rayions , vous croyiez , que Klan - pie mums kone usseyicz , & c . , and ...
... middle of words after a 16 letter ending the root of verbs before the de for Tror of the imperfect of the indicative , and pre- ad of the culâu trze , ns in nous rayions , vous croyiez , que Klan - pie mums kone usseyicz , & c . , and ...
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... words . Ô Is generally long , except in ... middle ; then let the breath be sent out , and a sharp whistling sound , precisely that of u , will be distinctly heard . This sound has no correspondent in English , and is D 2 FRENCH LANGUAGE .
... words . Ô Is generally long , except in ... middle ; then let the breath be sent out , and a sharp whistling sound , precisely that of u , will be distinctly heard . This sound has no correspondent in English , and is D 2 FRENCH LANGUAGE .
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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.