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... rifing and falling , foon convinced me that thofe inflexions which I could not reduce to either of thefe two , were ... inflexion , and ending with the fall- ing upon the fame fyllable ; and the other beginning with the falling , and ending ...
... rifing and falling , foon convinced me that thofe inflexions which I could not reduce to either of thefe two , were ... inflexion , and ending with the fall- ing upon the fame fyllable ; and the other beginning with the falling , and ending ...
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... rifing and falling inflexion . So important is a juft mixture of these two inflexions , that the moment they are neglected , our pronunciation becomes force lefs and mo- notonous if the fenfe of a fentence require the voice to adopt the ...
... rifing and falling inflexion . So important is a juft mixture of these two inflexions , that the moment they are neglected , our pronunciation becomes force lefs and mo- notonous if the fenfe of a fentence require the voice to adopt the ...
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... rifing inflexion , and dropping it at errors in the fall- ing , we find a very improper meaning conveyed ; and if , in recovering ourfelves from this impro- per pronunciation , we take notice of the differ- ent manner in which we ...
... rifing inflexion , and dropping it at errors in the fall- ing , we find a very improper meaning conveyed ; and if , in recovering ourfelves from this impro- per pronunciation , we take notice of the differ- ent manner in which we ...
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... inflexions here fpoken of : fame will have the rifing , and blame the falling inflexion : But , to make this dif- tinction ftill clearer , if , inftead of pronouncing the word fame flightly , he does but give it a ftrong emphatic force ...
... inflexions here fpoken of : fame will have the rifing , and blame the falling inflexion : But , to make this dif- tinction ftill clearer , if , inftead of pronouncing the word fame flightly , he does but give it a ftrong emphatic force ...
Page 67
... rifing inflexion flides higher at the in- terrogation than at the comma , especially if it be pronounced with emphafis . The three other points , namely , the femi- colon , colon , and period , adopt either the rifing or falling inflexion ...
... rifing inflexion flides higher at the in- terrogation than at the comma , especially if it be pronounced with emphafis . The three other points , namely , the femi- colon , colon , and period , adopt either the rifing or falling inflexion ...
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accent adopt almoſt anſwer antithefis arifes becauſe beſt cafe comma compofition confifts diftinction diftinguiſhed diſtance emphafis emphatic words example expreffed faid Fair Penitent falling inflexion fame fecond feems femicolon fenfe fenſe fentence feparated feries fhall find fhort fhould fhow fimilar fingle firft firſt flexion flide following fentence fome fomething fometimes force fpeaker fpeaking ftill ftrefs ftrong fubject fucceeding fuch fufficiently fuppofe fyllable greateſt harmony himſelf Ibid inflexion of voice inftance interrogative interrogative words itſelf juft laft laſt member lefs lower tone meaſure modified moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary neceffity obferved oppofition paffage paffion parentheſis paufe pauſe perfon phafis phatical pleaſure poffible preferve profe pronounced pronunciation purpoſe queftion reader reading reafon reft rifing inflexion Rule ſeems ſenſe Shakefp ſhall ſpeaking Spect tence thee thefe theſe words thofe thoſe thou tone of voice underſtand uſe variety verb verfe verſe
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