The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 pages |
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Page 34
... separately , and words arranged in sentences , our treatment of the subject will be finished . Recognition is indeed frequently given to another department of Gram- mar , called Prosody . The aspect of this word must not mislead the ...
... separately , and words arranged in sentences , our treatment of the subject will be finished . Recognition is indeed frequently given to another department of Gram- mar , called Prosody . The aspect of this word must not mislead the ...
Page 45
... separate letter for each , but we do not possess such a letter for either . III . Semi - vowels . The letters w and y , when a vowel comes immediately after them in the same syllable , represent sounds which are almost consonantal . IV ...
... separate letter for each , but we do not possess such a letter for either . III . Semi - vowels . The letters w and y , when a vowel comes immediately after them in the same syllable , represent sounds which are almost consonantal . IV ...
Page 47
... separate signs for simple sounds but not for compound sounds . There is no more reason why we should have a shorthand symbol in one letter to express k + s than there is reason why the alphabet should supply us with a shorthand symbol ...
... separate signs for simple sounds but not for compound sounds . There is no more reason why we should have a shorthand symbol in one letter to express k + s than there is reason why the alphabet should supply us with a shorthand symbol ...
Page 48
... separate letter . It is the use of the ph for ƒ which is open to censure from the alphabetical stand - point . We use the ph because the words containing it come from the Greek , but if we spelt according to sound , the ph would ...
... separate letter . It is the use of the ph for ƒ which is open to censure from the alphabetical stand - point . We use the ph because the words containing it come from the Greek , but if we spelt according to sound , the ph would ...
Page 54
... separate sign : 2. No such sound would have more than one sign . And then , if we always used our perfect alphabet con- sistently and employed its proper sign for each of these sounds , it would be as easy a matter to spell a word when ...
... separate sign : 2. No such sound would have more than one sign . And then , if we always used our perfect alphabet con- sistently and employed its proper sign for each of these sounds , it would be as easy a matter to spell a word when ...
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