The Art of Elocution: From the Simple Articulation of the Elemental Sounds of Language, Up to the Highest Tone of Expression in Speech, Attainable by the Human VoiceSampson, Low, 1846 - 383 pages |
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... INFLECTION , * and they have two SIMPLE INFLECTIONS . The rising inflection , marked with the acute accent thus on the inflected word . The falling inflection , marked with the grave accent , thus * The correct term for this slide of ...
... INFLECTION , * and they have two SIMPLE INFLECTIONS . The rising inflection , marked with the acute accent thus on the inflected word . The falling inflection , marked with the grave accent , thus * The correct term for this slide of ...
Page 76
... inflections distinctly , as they are marked :) Did I rise or fall ? EXAMPLE . In which the rising inflection occurs on the word rise , and the falling inflection on the word fall . It can therefore never be forgotten , and may serve as ...
... inflections distinctly , as they are marked :) Did I rise or fall ? EXAMPLE . In which the rising inflection occurs on the word rise , and the falling inflection on the word fall . It can therefore never be forgotten , and may serve as ...
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... rising inflection , varies in its range from one tone to three . The pitch in- creases as the force of the speaker increases . In or- dinary speech , where no particular force is given , —in a perfectly indifferent question , for ...
... rising inflection , varies in its range from one tone to three . The pitch in- creases as the force of the speaker increases . In or- dinary speech , where no particular force is given , —in a perfectly indifferent question , for ...
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... rising inflection is the mark of in- complete sense , as the falling inflection denotes the close or completion of the sense of a sentence ; and the inflection required is regulated by the condition of the sense . 1. AFFIRMATIVE sense ...
... rising inflection is the mark of in- complete sense , as the falling inflection denotes the close or completion of the sense of a sentence ; and the inflection required is regulated by the condition of the sense . 1. AFFIRMATIVE sense ...
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... rising inflection : as , The quality of mercy is not strained . It is not a book I want . Note that in this form of sentence the rising inflection is to be placed on the word or thing negatived ; the negative parti- cle not has usually ...
... rising inflection : as , The quality of mercy is not strained . It is not a book I want . Note that in this form of sentence the rising inflection is to be placed on the word or thing negatived ; the negative parti- cle not has usually ...
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The Art of Elocution: From the Simple Articulation of the Elemental Sounds ... George Vanderhoff No preview available - 2015 |
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accelerando accented Adrastus antithesis arms articulation beauty blood breath Brutus Cæsar Cassius character Christian close common compound inflections dark death delivery diphthongal distinct doth ducats earth elementary sounds emphasis of force emphasis of sense EXAMPLES exercise expression falling inflection feeling gesture give Godfrey of Bouillon grace hand Harfleur hath heard heart heaven Helon high pitch honor hope human voice Intonation king language light live Lochinvar Lord marked melody ment mercy middle pause middle pitch mind nature Netherby never noble o'er orator passage passion perfect practice presto pronominal phrase prose prosodial quired reading rhythm rising inflection Roche Rome rules sentence Shaks Shylock simple solemn soul speak speaker speech spirit style syllables system of Elocution tears thee thought tion tone tonic sound utterance Vandenhoff's Venice verse voice vowel weep word