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Page 29
... added thofe of harsh and smooth : But as this doth not depend fo much on the Speaker and Reader , as on the Form of the Language he speaks , and the the Choice of Words in the Writer , I fhall Of the Modulation of Speech . 29.
... added thofe of harsh and smooth : But as this doth not depend fo much on the Speaker and Reader , as on the Form of the Language he speaks , and the the Choice of Words in the Writer , I fhall Of the Modulation of Speech . 29.
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... Speaker or Reader to be able to pro- nounce distinctly each Letter of the Al- phabet , as for a Singer to Sound every Note in the Scale of Mufic . As there is no Melody or Harmony alfo in the uni- form Utterance of equal Notes ; so ...
... Speaker or Reader to be able to pro- nounce distinctly each Letter of the Al- phabet , as for a Singer to Sound every Note in the Scale of Mufic . As there is no Melody or Harmony alfo in the uni- form Utterance of equal Notes ; so ...
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... Speakers too , who pronounce even Diphthongs short , as , herd for beard , berd for beard , def for deaf , & c . In fome Cases , grammatical Motives in- duce this Method of Pronunciation , as in the Verb read , whofe present and past ...
... Speakers too , who pronounce even Diphthongs short , as , herd for beard , berd for beard , def for deaf , & c . In fome Cases , grammatical Motives in- duce this Method of Pronunciation , as in the Verb read , whofe present and past ...
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... Speaker + . " Now , By a fhort Confonant , fays Mr. Sheridan , I mean one whofe Sound cannot be continued after a Vowel ; fuch as c , or k , p , t , as ac , ap , at ; whilft that of long Confo- fonants can , as el , em , en , er , & c ...
... Speaker + . " Now , By a fhort Confonant , fays Mr. Sheridan , I mean one whofe Sound cannot be continued after a Vowel ; fuch as c , or k , p , t , as ac , ap , at ; whilft that of long Confo- fonants can , as el , em , en , er , & c ...
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... Speaker to fhorten it , even in Converfation . There are alfo many other Words of the fame Kind in our Language , which contra- dict the general Rule , that but one Accent is placed on Words of two Syllables ; fuch are convoy , confort ...
... Speaker to fhorten it , even in Converfation . There are alfo many other Words of the fame Kind in our Language , which contra- dict the general Rule , that but one Accent is placed on Words of two Syllables ; fuch are convoy , confort ...
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