An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private LearnersRobinson, Pratt & Company, 1843 - 357 pages |
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... Elementary Sounds , Of the Radical and Vanishing Movement of the Voice , Of the Tonick , Subtonick , and Atonick elements , Diphthongs and Monothongs , Of the formation of Syllables , Of the unaccented Vowel Sounds -defects in exploding ...
... Elementary Sounds , Of the Radical and Vanishing Movement of the Voice , Of the Tonick , Subtonick , and Atonick elements , Diphthongs and Monothongs , Of the formation of Syllables , Of the unaccented Vowel Sounds -defects in exploding ...
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... and excellences of enunciation rest . The learner must not , therefore , be either discouraged or disgusted with the dryness and tediousness of the following explanations and exercises upon the elementary sounds of the language ;
... and excellences of enunciation rest . The learner must not , therefore , be either discouraged or disgusted with the dryness and tediousness of the following explanations and exercises upon the elementary sounds of the language ;
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... elementary sounds of the language ; but he ought resolutely to persevere until he gains a complete mastery over them . When he has at command a clear and distinct articulation , he will be prepared to prosecute , to ... Elementary Sounds,
... elementary sounds of the language ; but he ought resolutely to persevere until he gains a complete mastery over them . When he has at command a clear and distinct articulation , he will be prepared to prosecute , to ... Elementary Sounds,
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... sounds of the vowels , are familiar to every one , although every one has not noticed , that these five vowels are employed , without combining them , as the representatives ... elementary sounds are employed Chap . I. 23 ELEMENTARY SOUNDS .
... sounds of the vowels , are familiar to every one , although every one has not noticed , that these five vowels are employed , without combining them , as the representatives ... elementary sounds are employed Chap . I. 23 ELEMENTARY SOUNDS .
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... elementary sounds are employed in pronouncing the words of the English language ? By what are these sounds represented ? Do letters ever represent any other sounds than those which denote their names ? Give some illustrations of the various ...
... elementary sounds are employed in pronouncing the words of the English language ? By what are these sounds represented ? Do letters ever represent any other sounds than those which denote their names ? Give some illustrations of the various ...
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