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... of eloquence consists , -emotion . For the purpose of guarding against this tendency , and at the same time of accomplishing the ends at which Walker aims , in his Ele- ments of Elocution , I have much desired to see 1 * ACCENT CHAP.
... of eloquence consists , -emotion . For the purpose of guarding against this tendency , and at the same time of accomplishing the ends at which Walker aims , in his Ele- ments of Elocution , I have much desired to see 1 * ACCENT CHAP.
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... accent 27 28 Tendency to slide over unaccented vowels 29 Cautions 30 Impediments CHAP . III . TONES AND INFLECTIONS SECT . 1 . Tones considered as a language of emotion 2 ** 32 34 34 SECT . 2 . Utility of systematic attention to Tones ...
... accent 27 28 Tendency to slide over unaccented vowels 29 Cautions 30 Impediments CHAP . III . TONES AND INFLECTIONS SECT . 1 . Tones considered as a language of emotion 2 ** 32 34 34 SECT . 2 . Utility of systematic attention to Tones ...
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Ebenezer Porter. CHAP . IV . ACCENT CHAP . V. EMPHASIS 66 69 SECT . 1 . Emphatic Stress 71 Absolute Emphatic Stress 76 Antithetic or Relative Emphatic Stress 78 SECT . 2 . Emphatic Inflection 80 · Emphatic Clause 88 CHAP . VI . Double ...
Ebenezer Porter. CHAP . IV . ACCENT CHAP . V. EMPHASIS 66 69 SECT . 1 . Emphatic Stress 71 Absolute Emphatic Stress 76 Antithetic or Relative Emphatic Stress 78 SECT . 2 . Emphatic Inflection 80 · Emphatic Clause 88 CHAP . VI . Double ...
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... accent and pauses , to strength of voice , and clearness of utterance . This manner is generally adopted in reading plain , unimpassioned style , such as that which we find to a considerable extent in those Psalms of David , and Pro ...
... accent and pauses , to strength of voice , and clearness of utterance . This manner is generally adopted in reading plain , unimpassioned style , such as that which we find to a considerable extent in those Psalms of David , and Pro ...
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... ACCENT and EMPHA- SIS , MODULATION and ACTION . I premise here , once for all , that I employ terms ac- cording to the best modern use , with as little as possible of technical abstractness . Elocution , which anciently em- braced style ...
... ACCENT and EMPHA- SIS , MODULATION and ACTION . I premise here , once for all , that I employ terms ac- cording to the best modern use , with as little as possible of technical abstractness . Elocution , which anciently em- braced style ...
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accent action affirmation Ahimaaz answer antithetic Art thou articulation cadence Cæsar Christian Cicero circumflex clause common commonly consonant death defect delivery denote difficulty distinction earth elocution eloquence emotion emphasis emphatic series example Exercises expressed falling inflection falling slide father fault feeling flection give habits hand hast hath hear heard hearers heart heaven Iago imitation imperative mood important Jesus Julius Cæsar king language Lord Macd manner mark meaning mind modifications of voice modulation o'er open vowels orator passion pause phatic pitch preacher principle proper psalms public speaker question reader reading reason remarks requires the falling respect rhetorical rising inflection rising slide rule SECT sense senseless things sentence sentiment soul sound speak spirit spoken stress syllables taste tell thee things thou thought tion tones turn unto utterance variety vocal vocative vowels Walker