Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... modified . All animals have been provided by their Creator with a faculty which enables them effectively to express their numerous sen- sations or sentiments . In some that faculty is confined to various movements of part or the whole ...
... modified . All animals have been provided by their Creator with a faculty which enables them effectively to express their numerous sen- sations or sentiments . In some that faculty is confined to various movements of part or the whole ...
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... modify the sounds which are produced in the larynx . This remark will , I hope , readily show the impropriety of such expressions as these , " the sound of a consonant , " " a sounded consonant , " & c . , which , notwith- standing the ...
... modify the sounds which are produced in the larynx . This remark will , I hope , readily show the impropriety of such expressions as these , " the sound of a consonant , " " a sounded consonant , " & c . , which , notwith- standing the ...
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... modification or articulation , as ch , ph , th , & c . Diphthongs are combinations of vowels , representing two dis- tinct sounds , pronounced in a single emission of the voice ; as ia , io , oi , ui , & c . Nasal syllables are ...
... modification or articulation , as ch , ph , th , & c . Diphthongs are combinations of vowels , representing two dis- tinct sounds , pronounced in a single emission of the voice ; as ia , io , oi , ui , & c . Nasal syllables are ...
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... modified by the roof of the mouth , or palate ( whose shape , as well as that of the ventricles of the glottis , greatly influences the quality of sound ) , the teeth , the tongue , the lips , and also two small openings at the back of ...
... modified by the roof of the mouth , or palate ( whose shape , as well as that of the ventricles of the glottis , greatly influences the quality of sound ) , the teeth , the tongue , the lips , and also two small openings at the back of ...
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... modify the sounds which are produced in the larynx . This remark will , I hope , readily show the impropriety of such expressions as these , " the sound . of a consonant , " a sounded consonant , " & c . , which , notwith- standing the ...
... modify the sounds which are produced in the larynx . This remark will , I hope , readily show the impropriety of such expressions as these , " the sound . of a consonant , " a sounded consonant , " & c . , which , notwith- standing the ...
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.