An Improved Grammar of the English LanguageDurrie and Peck, 1833 - 192 pages |
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... sounds . But man , being a rational animal , capable of acquiring , and of learning to communicate num- berless ideas , is furnished with suitable organs for uttering an indefinite variety of sounds to express his ideas ; and the ...
... sounds . But man , being a rational animal , capable of acquiring , and of learning to communicate num- berless ideas , is furnished with suitable organs for uttering an indefinite variety of sounds to express his ideas ; and the ...
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... sounds , exhibit them to the eye , and render them durable . This was the origin of written language . The elements of this language are let- ters or characters , which , by consent of men , and common usage , are combined into words ...
... sounds , exhibit them to the eye , and render them durable . This was the origin of written language . The elements of this language are let- ters or characters , which , by consent of men , and common usage , are combined into words ...
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... sound ; or a simple sound , uttered by opening the mouth in a particular manner . A simple sound is one which is begun and continued at pleas ure , with the same position of the organs , as - a , e , o , and the broad a or aw ; the ...
... sound ; or a simple sound , uttered by opening the mouth in a particular manner . A simple sound is one which is begun and continued at pleas ure , with the same position of the organs , as - a , e , o , and the broad a or aw ; the ...
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... sounds . But even when they produce no sound , they so modify the manner of uttering vowels , as to aid in forming distinct words . Thus in bat , gap , cap , we hear the same vowel , but the articulations which precede or follow that sound ...
... sounds . But even when they produce no sound , they so modify the manner of uttering vowels , as to aid in forming distinct words . Thus in bat , gap , cap , we hear the same vowel , but the articulations which precede or follow that sound ...
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... sound from the throat , may be called gutturals . When an articulation occasions a sound through the nose , it is called a nasal letter . Such are m , n , and ng , in ing . J , in English , represents the sounds of d and soft g . X ...
... sound from the throat , may be called gutturals . When an articulation occasions a sound through the nose , it is called a nasal letter . Such are m , n , and ng , in ing . J , in English , represents the sounds of d and soft g . X ...
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