Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... Vowels 1 6 8 99 99 Diphthongs 8 39 " " ܕܕ܂ Nasal Syllables . Consonants 9 10 02 99 The Vowels The Sound A The 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 ...
... Vowels 1 6 8 99 99 Diphthongs 8 39 " " ܕܕ܂ Nasal Syllables . Consonants 9 10 02 99 The Vowels The Sound A The 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 ...
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... vowel - sounds has been well compared to that of the pipes of an organ . Indeed , these do not act themselves , they simply receive the air which , being forced through them , produces the required sound . It is just so in giving the vowel ...
... vowel - sounds has been well compared to that of the pipes of an organ . Indeed , these do not act themselves , they simply receive the air which , being forced through them , produces the required sound . It is just so in giving the vowel ...
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... vowels and consonants . The vowels are those which represent the various sounds ; they are generally called simple vowels when each sound is represented by one letter only , as a , e , i , & c .; and compound vowels when more than one ...
... vowels and consonants . The vowels are those which represent the various sounds ; they are generally called simple vowels when each sound is represented by one letter only , as a , e , i , & c .; and compound vowels when more than one ...
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... VOWELS . fat , gras , dame , à , pâte , il changea , nous changeâmes . amie , année , soie , vue , il pliera , ciguë , une enfant . livre , monde , vous le dites , ils parlent , complaisance . je pars , porte - le - lui , je faisais ...
... VOWELS . fat , gras , dame , à , pâte , il changea , nous changeâmes . amie , année , soie , vue , il pliera , ciguë , une enfant . livre , monde , vous le dites , ils parlent , complaisance . je pars , porte - le - lui , je faisais ...
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... VOWELS ) -Continued . taon , comprendre , ton , pigeon , Humbert , Munster . eon , um , un eun , um , un eun oung young à jeun , parfum , humble , importun , un . CONSONANTS . mille , main , momie , Abraham . billet , babiller , Nadab ...
... VOWELS ) -Continued . taon , comprendre , ton , pigeon , Humbert , Munster . eon , um , un eun , um , un eun oung young à jeun , parfum , humble , importun , un . CONSONANTS . mille , main , momie , Abraham . billet , babiller , Nadab ...
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.