The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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... represented by the Modern Greek . The Keltic stock also has peculiar interest for us , because the inhabitants of our island before the arrival of our English forefathers were Kelts , and Keltic dialects are spoken at the present day in ...
... represented by the Modern Greek . The Keltic stock also has peculiar interest for us , because the inhabitants of our island before the arrival of our English forefathers were Kelts , and Keltic dialects are spoken at the present day in ...
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... represented at the present time by dialects in Eastern Prussia . As the name Indo - European implies , some of the lan- guages of Asia belong to this family . These languages fall into two groups . One group is the Indian , which ...
... represented at the present time by dialects in Eastern Prussia . As the name Indo - European implies , some of the lan- guages of Asia belong to this family . These languages fall into two groups . One group is the Indian , which ...
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... represented by f , 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 . A vowel is a sound by the aid of ...
... represented by f , 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 . A vowel is a sound by the aid of ...
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... represented in the words din , tin , thine , thin , remembering , as before , to make these sounds by beginning to utter the words and stopping short before the vowel is reached . Now in these four sounds , there are two important ...
... represented in the words din , tin , thine , thin , remembering , as before , to make these sounds by beginning to utter the words and stopping short before the vowel is reached . Now in these four sounds , there are two important ...
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... represented by entirely different signs . 51. Diphthongs are blends or combinations of two vowel - sounds which are run together in pronun- ciation . At this point great care is needed not to be misled by the diphthongs of print , æ , æ ...
... represented by entirely different signs . 51. Diphthongs are blends or combinations of two vowel - sounds which are run together in pronun- ciation . At this point great care is needed not to be misled by the diphthongs of print , æ , æ ...
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