Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... proper names , the e has the sund è , and the is pro- pommel a me ; ex . Acara . Nymez , Riadzz , k . That letter ... proper name ( except Alger ) , nor any of the following nouns and other words of foreign origin , all of which have ...
... proper names , the e has the sund è , and the is pro- pommel a me ; ex . Acara . Nymez , Riadzz , k . That letter ... proper name ( except Alger ) , nor any of the following nouns and other words of foreign origin , all of which have ...
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... nouns and adjectives having that ending , with the exception of those already mentioned , namely : all monosyllables and all proper names having that termination , all nouns and adjectives ending in fer , mer , ver , and the following nouns ...
... nouns and adjectives having that ending , with the exception of those already mentioned , namely : all monosyllables and all proper names having that termination , all nouns and adjectives ending in fer , mer , ver , and the following nouns ...
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... proper names Guise and Guide , probably in order to distinguish them from the common nouns guise , guide , in which , as well as in almost every other word , u is silent after g , because then it is merely used to show that the g ...
... proper names Guise and Guide , probably in order to distinguish them from the common nouns guise , guide , in which , as well as in almost every other word , u is silent after g , because then it is merely used to show that the g ...
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... proper name Newton , very likely because of the Latin form Neutonius , under which it was un- doubtedly first known to the French . THE SOUND OU . The French , having no single letter to ... proper names taken from FRENCH LANGUAGE . 39.
... proper name Newton , very likely because of the Latin form Neutonius , under which it was un- doubtedly first known to the French . THE SOUND OU . The French , having no single letter to ... proper names taken from FRENCH LANGUAGE . 39.
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Félix Émile Darqué. W is sometimes pronounced ou in proper names taken from foreign languages ; ex . , Wellington , Washington , Waterloo , & c . It has already been remarked that the sound ou is also some- times represented by u , as in ...
Félix Émile Darqué. W is sometimes pronounced ou in proper names taken from foreign languages ; ex . , Wellington , Washington , Waterloo , & c . It has already been remarked that the sound ou is also some- times represented by u , as in ...
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.