Elements of Orthoepy: Containing a Distinct View of the Whole Analogy of the English Language; So Far as it Relates to Pronunciation, Accent, and Quantity |
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... these rules of propriety our language exhibits , a very flight in- spection of this Treatife will demon- ftrate . The purpose of literai notation is to agency convey to the mind , by the of the eye , that which living fpeech communi ...
... these rules of propriety our language exhibits , a very flight in- spection of this Treatife will demon- ftrate . The purpose of literai notation is to agency convey to the mind , by the of the eye , that which living fpeech communi ...
Page xii
... these rules is calculated to prevent a defective notation , the lat- ter a confufed one . By deviation from them it is that orthography becomes imperfect , and orthoepy in confequence doubtful . The ftrict observance of them * In ...
... these rules is calculated to prevent a defective notation , the lat- ter a confufed one . By deviation from them it is that orthography becomes imperfect , and orthoepy in confequence doubtful . The ftrict observance of them * In ...
Page xiii
... these rules are more neglected than they are in English ; for not only have we founds which have no diftinct and definite re- presentative , but are fometimes expreffed by one character , and fometimes by an- other † , but almost every ...
... these rules are more neglected than they are in English ; for not only have we founds which have no diftinct and definite re- presentative , but are fometimes expreffed by one character , and fometimes by an- other † , but almost every ...
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... these , the introduction of foreign words ( to which always at first , and often for ever , the found of the original language adheres ) and the prevailing ignorance of the ge- Also the found of the French foft g or j , for which we ...
... these , the introduction of foreign words ( to which always at first , and often for ever , the found of the original language adheres ) and the prevailing ignorance of the ge- Also the found of the French foft g or j , for which we ...
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... these causes will not greatly operate in future : our language is undoubtedly rich enough to fubfift for ever on its prefent stores ; and the unneceffary additions which af- fectation may wish to force upon it , will probably be ...
... these causes will not greatly operate in future : our language is undoubtedly rich enough to fubfift for ever on its prefent stores ; and the unneceffary additions which af- fectation may wish to force upon it , will probably be ...
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accent alfo almoſt alſo analogy ancient antepenult authority becauſe CHAP compounded confonants cuſtom derived Dictionary diffyllabic diffyllables diftinction diftinguiſhed diphthong Dryden Engliſh eſtabliſhed etymology Exceptions to Rule Exceptive Rule Faery Queen faid fame fays feems fenfe fhort fhould fignifies filent fimilar fince fingle firft firſt fituation foft fome fometimes French ftands ftanz ftill fubft fubftantive fubject fuch fyllable inferted inftances itſelf Johnſon lable laft language laſt Latin letter lift Loft Meaſure Milton moft monofyllables moſt muſt nounced nouns obfcure obferved occafionally orthography penult penultima perfons preferving preſent pronounced pronunciation racter Rape of Lucrece reaſon refpect regular found regularly repreſented rhymed Samf Saxon ſay ſeems ſenſe SHAKSP Shakspeare ſhall ſhort ſome ſpeak Spenfer SPENS ſpoken ſtill termina thefe theſe thofe thoſe tion triffyllable triphthong ufed ufually unleſs uſed uſually verb Verfes vowel words terminated write written
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