The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page 17
... combination of other words seems to have perished through the influence of the Norman French . At any rate , our language possesses it no longer . If we consider the ease with which long compound words can be formed in 1 See Abbott and ...
... combination of other words seems to have perished through the influence of the Norman French . At any rate , our language possesses it no longer . If we consider the ease with which long compound words can be formed in 1 See Abbott and ...
Page 35
... , their derivation and inflexion . Syntax deals with the combination of words in sentences , their government , agreement , and order . CHAPTER V. ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 42. WE have 3-2 THE DIVISIONS OF GRAMMAR . 35.
... , their derivation and inflexion . Syntax deals with the combination of words in sentences , their government , agreement , and order . CHAPTER V. ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISH . 42. WE have 3-2 THE DIVISIONS OF GRAMMAR . 35.
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... combination , but two of the simple sounds , b and t , are the same in each . 43 . Vowels and Consonants . Our first business will be to ascertain the different sorts of sounds which we make in speaking . The division of letters , which ...
... combination , but two of the simple sounds , b and t , are the same in each . 43 . Vowels and Consonants . Our first business will be to ascertain the different sorts of sounds which we make in speaking . The division of letters , which ...
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... combination of p , b , t , d , with those other consonants which we saw could be uttered by themselves , f , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . If we place together pr , bn , tl , dz , we shall not find that we have obtained a combination ...
... combination of p , b , t , d , with those other consonants which we saw could be uttered by themselves , f , v , s , sh , l , m , n , r . If we place together pr , bn , tl , dz , we shall not find that we have obtained a combination ...
Page 43
... combination , but the w and y have contributed nothing as sounds to the result . The w is not sounded in draw nor ... combinations of two vowel - sounds which are run together in pronun- ciation . At this point great care is needed not ...
... combination , but the w and y have contributed nothing as sounds to the result . The w is not sounded in draw nor ... combinations of two vowel - sounds which are run together in pronun- ciation . At this point great care is needed not ...
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