A Grammar of Elocution: Containing the Principles of the Arts of Reading and Speaking : Illustrated by Appropriate Exercises and Examples : Adapted to Colleges, Schools, and Private Instruction, the Whole Arranged in the Order in which it is Taught in Harvard UniversityA.H. Maltby, 1832 - 346 pages |
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... two sounds are heard in their utterance , these sounds cannot be disjoined by the voice , in pro- nouncing them . The unavoidable action of the organs of speech , is such as to present the two sounds in coa- lescence . A as in a - we ...
... two sounds are heard in their utterance , these sounds cannot be disjoined by the voice , in pro- nouncing them . The unavoidable action of the organs of speech , is such as to present the two sounds in coa- lescence . A as in a - we ...
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... them , or rather coughing out their respective sounds . In doing this , he will exhibit that property of the voice which makes explosive stress . Care must be taken however to avoid all aspiration ; as the sounds ought to be purely ...
... them , or rather coughing out their respective sounds . In doing this , he will exhibit that property of the voice which makes explosive stress . Care must be taken however to avoid all aspiration ; as the sounds ought to be purely ...
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... them with effect , he may be assured he has obtained a mastery over one of the most impor- tant uses of his voice , as respects articulation , as well as other points of the art . When a class is to be exercised , each individual should ...
... them with effect , he may be assured he has obtained a mastery over one of the most impor- tant uses of his voice , as respects articulation , as well as other points of the art . When a class is to be exercised , each individual should ...
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... them percussive force . Many of them can be lengthened in pronunciation , to any desirable extent without altering their distinguishing and appropriate sounds , and with an increase of their beauty and expres- siveness . In prolonging ...
... them percussive force . Many of them can be lengthened in pronunciation , to any desirable extent without altering their distinguishing and appropriate sounds , and with an increase of their beauty and expres- siveness . In prolonging ...
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... into silence . This full opening and final vanish are essential to the pre- servation of pure speech . The prolongation of the al- phabetic elements is an exhibition of quantity in its most elementary state , as their explosion is of ...
... into silence . This full opening and final vanish are essential to the pre- servation of pure speech . The prolongation of the al- phabetic elements is an exhibition of quantity in its most elementary state , as their explosion is of ...
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accented agreeable articulation aspiration Brutus cadence Cæsar called ceived cern concrete consonant degree delivery described diatonic scale discourse discrete downward slide earth effect Elocution Elocutionist emphasis employed equal wave example exercise expression extended quantity falling ditone falling slide fifth force forcible give Harfleur hast hath heard heart heaven high note Human Voice intervals light long quantity Lord marked marked radical measure median stress ments monotony natural o'er octave pauses percussion persons plaintive practice prolonged pronounced pronunciation prosody public speaking quire racter radical pitch radical stress rise and fall rising slide semitone sentence short soul speak speaker speech student sylla syllables TABLE OF CONSONANT TABLE OF VOWEL thee thine thing third thou art thought throne tion tone unequal wave unto utterance vanish vocal voice vowel elements vowel sounds words Δ Δ Δ ΙΔ
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