The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1901 - 304 pages |
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Page 37
... distinction between these sounds . Open your mouth and let the breath pass out unchecked while you utter the sound of a in path , or of e in feed , or of o in note . The sound can be continued until Elementary Sounds in English •
... distinction between these sounds . Open your mouth and let the breath pass out unchecked while you utter the sound of a in path , or of e in feed , or of o in note . The sound can be continued until Elementary Sounds in English •
Page 38
... distinction fails . Take the sounds represented by ƒ , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . Like the vowel sounds , these sounds can be prolonged while the breath holds out . The distinction between vowels and consonants consists rather in this ...
... distinction fails . Take the sounds represented by ƒ , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . Like the vowel sounds , these sounds can be prolonged while the breath holds out . The distinction between vowels and consonants consists rather in this ...
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... , are consonantal sounds which are audible enough when they stand alone . Then again it is sometimes said that vowels are open sounds and consonants closer and less musical sounds , but this distinction ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 39.
... , are consonantal sounds which are audible enough when they stand alone . Then again it is sometimes said that vowels are open sounds and consonants closer and less musical sounds , but this distinction ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 39.
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... distinction . Some writers call one set of sounds Hard and the other Soft ; others call one set Sharp and the other Flat . Let us compare once more b ' and p ' and ask ourselves which is hard and which is soft , which is sharp and which ...
... distinction . Some writers call one set of sounds Hard and the other Soft ; others call one set Sharp and the other Flat . Let us compare once more b ' and p ' and ask ourselves which is hard and which is soft , which is sharp and which ...
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... distinction clear , we will give these pairs of sounds in two columns with a word to illustrate each . They are variously distinguished as- Sonant , Flat , Soft , Voiced . Surd , Sharp , Hard , Breathed . b , bin g gat , gate d , do j ...
... distinction clear , we will give these pairs of sounds in two columns with a word to illustrate each . They are variously distinguished as- Sonant , Flat , Soft , Voiced . Surd , Sharp , Hard , Breathed . b , bin g gat , gate d , do j ...
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