Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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... Sonants and Surds . ( 1 ) In the first place , if we compare d ' with t ' and dh ' with th ' , we shall observe that although the d ' and dh ' are not audible at the ordinary pitch of the ... Sonant 40 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... Sonants and Surds . ( 1 ) In the first place , if we compare d ' with t ' and dh ' with th ' , we shall observe that although the d ' and dh ' are not audible at the ordinary pitch of the ... Sonant 40 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
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... Sonant and Surd will express the difference more plainly for us . Sonant means sounding , surd means noiseless . Supposing that we fail to see the fitness of calling hard or sharp and b soft or flat , we can see the fitness of ...
... Sonant and Surd will express the difference more plainly for us . Sonant means sounding , surd means noiseless . Supposing that we fail to see the fitness of calling hard or sharp and b soft or flat , we can see the fitness of ...
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... sonant and surd . 47. Stops and Continuants . ( 2 ) The sounds d and are sudden , abrupt , instantaneous , explosive : it is impossible to prolong them . The sounds dh , th ( as in thine and thin , for we often make the sound of dh ...
... sonant and surd . 47. Stops and Continuants . ( 2 ) The sounds d and are sudden , abrupt , instantaneous , explosive : it is impossible to prolong them . The sounds dh , th ( as in thine and thin , for we often make the sound of dh ...
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... sonant sound , e.g. pad , and the result cannot be readily pronounced as it is written , pads . What we do pronounce is padz , two sonants . We naturally make the ending s give way and turn it into z , instead of preserving the s and ...
... sonant sound , e.g. pad , and the result cannot be readily pronounced as it is written , pads . What we do pronounce is padz , two sonants . We naturally make the ending s give way and turn it into z , instead of preserving the s and ...
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... sonant . One or other of the sounds must give way , if we pronounce them in the same syllable . The d gives way , otherwise the root itself would be changed , and we pronounce the past tense as if it were written with a surd t , walkt ...
... sonant . One or other of the sounds must give way , if we pronounce them in the same syllable . The d gives way , otherwise the root itself would be changed , and we pronounce the past tense as if it were written with a surd t , walkt ...
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