Pronunciation of the French languageLongman, Green, & Company, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... . Price Sixpence . Nearly ready for Publication , THE SHORTEST WAY TO LEARN TO WRITE AND SPEAK FRENCH FLUENTLY . Also , RATIONAL GRAMMAR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE . PRONUNCIATION OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE , AS SPOKEN IN THE.
... . Price Sixpence . Nearly ready for Publication , THE SHORTEST WAY TO LEARN TO WRITE AND SPEAK FRENCH FLUENTLY . Also , RATIONAL GRAMMAR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE . PRONUNCIATION OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE , AS SPOKEN IN THE.
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... . Price Sixpence . Nearly ready for Publication , THE SHORTEST WAY TO LEARN TO WRITE AND SPEAK FRENCH FLUENTLY . Also , RATIONAL GRAMMAR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE . PRONUNCIATION OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE , AS SPOKEN IN THE.
... . Price Sixpence . Nearly ready for Publication , THE SHORTEST WAY TO LEARN TO WRITE AND SPEAK FRENCH FLUENTLY . Also , RATIONAL GRAMMAR OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE . PRONUNCIATION OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE , AS SPOKEN IN THE.
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... write it well ; but I purpose pointing out here the means of doing both together , and in a shorter time than it has hitherto been done in this country . Of course I am not surprised to see how very little French is learned in England ...
... write it well ; but I purpose pointing out here the means of doing both together , and in a shorter time than it has hitherto been done in this country . Of course I am not surprised to see how very little French is learned in England ...
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... write with Voltaire , J. J. Rousseau , and other eminent writers , fesant , je fesais , il défesait , malfesant , bienfesance , & c . Now observe , that e mute may , as well as the faint sound of e mute , alter its nature according to ...
... write with Voltaire , J. J. Rousseau , and other eminent writers , fesant , je fesais , il défesait , malfesant , bienfesance , & c . Now observe , that e mute may , as well as the faint sound of e mute , alter its nature according to ...
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Félix Émile Darqué. Attempts were indeed made to simplify the French orthography , by writing the whole language just ... writer say of another , that " He spoke Greek with Latin words , " and of another , that " His muse sang Greek and ...
Félix Émile Darqué. Attempts were indeed made to simplify the French orthography , by writing the whole language just ... writer say of another , that " He spoke Greek with Latin words , " and of another , that " His muse sang Greek and ...
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.