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... vowel endings -a , -o , -u , became -e , and the terminations -an , -as , -ath , -on , -od , became -en , -es , -eth ... vowels , simple as it was , served to weaken most of the inflexional forms . It also helped to break down the old ...
... vowel endings -a , -o , -u , became -e , and the terminations -an , -as , -ath , -on , -od , became -en , -es , -eth ... vowels , simple as it was , served to weaken most of the inflexional forms . It also helped to break down the old ...
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... vowel sounds found their way into the language , as u , in duly ; oi in boil ; the a in fame ; ei in aisle . 37. Guttural sounds were softened down or became mute . = ( 1 ) Initial and final c ( k ) became ch , tch , as O.E. cild child ...
... vowel sounds found their way into the language , as u , in duly ; oi in boil ; the a in fame ; ei in aisle . 37. Guttural sounds were softened down or became mute . = ( 1 ) Initial and final c ( k ) became ch , tch , as O.E. cild child ...
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... vowel g . All adjectives of irregular comparison . h . All verbs forming their past tense by change of vowel . i . All anomalous verbs . j . Causative verbs , formed from intransitive verbs by vowel change . ( 3 ) i . Numerous suffixes ...
... vowel g . All adjectives of irregular comparison . h . All verbs forming their past tense by change of vowel . i . All anomalous verbs . j . Causative verbs , formed from intransitive verbs by vowel change . ( 3 ) i . Numerous suffixes ...
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... vowel ) , but a syllable ( consonant and vowel ) . After a time the consonants were looked upon as the most important part , and consequently they alone were written , or written in full , while the vowel was either omitted or ...
... vowel ) , but a syllable ( consonant and vowel ) . After a time the consonants were looked upon as the most important part , and consequently they alone were written , or written in full , while the vowel was either omitted or ...
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... Vowels and Consonants . The Vowels are the open sounds of a language . In a vowel sound the emission of the breath is modified by the organs of speech , but is not inter- rupted or stopped by the actual contact of any of these organs ...
... Vowels and Consonants . The Vowels are the open sounds of a language . In a vowel sound the emission of the breath is modified by the organs of speech , but is not inter- rupted or stopped by the actual contact of any of these organs ...
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