A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...: To which are Prefixed, Principles of English Pronunciation ... Likewise, Rules to be Observed by the Natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for Avoiding Their Respective Peculiarities; and Directions to Foreigners, for Acquiring a Knowledge of the Use of this Dictionary |
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Page xxxi
... produced . 36. The e in e - qual is formed by dilating the tongue a little more , and ad- vancing it nearer to the palate and the lips , which produces the slenderest vow- el in the language ; for the tongue is , in the formation of ...
... produced . 36. The e in e - qual is formed by dilating the tongue a little more , and ad- vancing it nearer to the palate and the lips , which produces the slenderest vow- el in the language ; for the tongue is , in the formation of ...
Page xxxv
... produce the accent or stress , has an obvious tendency to preserve the letters in their pure and uniform sound , while the relaxation or feebleness which succeeds the accent as naturally suffers the letters to slide into a some- what ...
... produce the accent or stress , has an obvious tendency to preserve the letters in their pure and uniform sound , while the relaxation or feebleness which succeeds the accent as naturally suffers the letters to slide into a some- what ...
Page xxxvii
... produce another syllable , the long sound becomes short , as mar , marry , car , carry , & c . where we find the monosyllable has the long , and the dis- syllable the short sound ; but if a come before r , followed by another conso ...
... produce another syllable , the long sound becomes short , as mar , marry , car , carry , & c . where we find the monosyllable has the long , and the dis- syllable the short sound ; but if a come before r , followed by another conso ...
Page xlii
... produce the familiar assent ay : which , by the old English dramatic writers , was often expressed by I : hence we may observe , that unless our ancestors pronounced the vowel I like the o in oil , the present pronunciation of the word ...
... produce the familiar assent ay : which , by the old English dramatic writers , was often expressed by I : hence we may observe , that unless our ancestors pronounced the vowel I like the o in oil , the present pronunciation of the word ...
Page lxxiii
... when it acquires an additional syllable is an idiom of pronunciation to which our language is extremely prone ; nor is k it certain that crossing this tendency would produce any real DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE DIPHTHONG OW . Ixxiii.
... when it acquires an additional syllable is an idiom of pronunciation to which our language is extremely prone ; nor is k it certain that crossing this tendency would produce any real DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE DIPHTHONG OW . Ixxiii.
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adjective agreeable analogy anglicised animal antepenultimate båll Belonging body Buchanan called chyle colour compounds consonant contrary corrupt costive derived Dictionary diphthong distinct dress enclitical English Entick fåll får fât;-mè favour fish followed French give Greek ground heard hissing horse irregular Johnson Kenrick kind language last syllable Latin Latin language letter liquor long sound LUMBAGO manner mark Mason mean ment mêt pine mind move mute Nares nature neral ness nỏ noise nôt tube nôt;-tube noun nounced nunciation observed Obsolete orthöepists orthography participle penultimate Perry person place the accent plant pound thin Preter preterit pron pronounced pronunciation publick quantity Relating rhyme rule Scott second syllable secondary accent seems sharp Sheridan short sound shortening spelling tåb termination thing tion triphthong unaccented verb vessel vowel vulgar word written Το
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Page 536 - So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng By chance go right, they purposely go wrong; So schismatics the plain believers quit, And are but damn'd for having too much wit.
Page lxxxviii - No one can be a greater advocate than I am for the strictest adherence to orthography, as long as the public pronunciation pays the least attention to it...
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Page viii - Graecism of the schools, will be denominated respectable usage, till a certain number of the general mass of speakers have acknowledged them ; nor will a multitude of common speakers authorize any pronunciation which is reprobated by the learned and polite.
Page cxv - The secondary accent is that stress which we may occasionally place upon another syllable, besides that which has the principal accent ; in order to pronounce every part of the word more distinctly, forcibly, and harmoniously : thus, "Complaisant, caravan," and " violin," have frequently an accent on the first as well as on the last syllable, though a somewhat less forcible one. The same may be observed of "Repartee, referee, privateer, domineer,
Page xx - ... best pronouncers of the English language. For though the pronunciation of London is certainly erroneous in many words, yet, upon being compared with that of any other place, it is undoubtedly the best; that is, not only the best by courtesy, and because it happens to be the pronunciation of the capital, but best by a better title; that of being more generally received...