Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... neuf ( nine ) is pronounced as if it were written neuv , before a vowel - form or h not aspirated ; ex .; neuf enfants , neuf hommes , & c .; but ƒ will preserve its natural articulation if the next word , though beginning with a vowel ...
... neuf ( nine ) is pronounced as if it were written neuv , before a vowel - form or h not aspirated ; ex .; neuf enfants , neuf hommes , & c .; but ƒ will preserve its natural articulation if the next word , though beginning with a vowel ...
Page 62
... Neuf - Brisach , nerf ( according to some persons ) , nerfs , nerf de boeuf ( in the last expression ƒ is silent in nerf , but not in bœuf ) . When this letter is doubled only one is pronounced ; but it is so somewhat more strongly than ...
... Neuf - Brisach , nerf ( according to some persons ) , nerfs , nerf de boeuf ( in the last expression ƒ is silent in nerf , but not in bœuf ) . When this letter is doubled only one is pronounced ; but it is so somewhat more strongly than ...
Page 66
... neuf , and their derivatives . Remark that x is pronounced as if it were kss , in Aix or Æx ( an island in the Archipelago ) , Aix d'Angillon , Aix - en - Othie , Aix - en - Provence ; also in the middle and at the end of words derived ...
... neuf , and their derivatives . Remark that x is pronounced as if it were kss , in Aix or Æx ( an island in the Archipelago ) , Aix d'Angillon , Aix - en - Othie , Aix - en - Provence ; also in the middle and at the end of words derived ...
Page 75
... Neuf - Brisach , Abimé- lech , Moloch , Baruch , & c . ( almanach , the only exception , is pronounced as if it were written almana ) . And , lastly , in many foreign words , in which it is thus pronounced in the lan- guages from which ...
... Neuf - Brisach , Abimé- lech , Moloch , Baruch , & c . ( almanach , the only exception , is pronounced as if it were written almana ) . And , lastly , in many foreign words , in which it is thus pronounced in the lan- guages from which ...
Page 79
... Neuf - Brisach , Abimé- lech , Moloch , Baruch , & c . ( almanach , the only exception , is pronounced as if it were written almana ) . And , lastly , in many foreign words , in which it is thus pronounced in the lan- guages from which ...
... Neuf - Brisach , Abimé- lech , Moloch , Baruch , & c . ( almanach , the only exception , is pronounced as if it were written almana ) . And , lastly , in many foreign words , in which it is thus pronounced in the lan- guages from which ...
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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.