General Phonetics for Missionaries and Students of Languages

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Page 124 - E is an attachment called the "tooth-stop". It is so made that when the projection points downwards it can. slide along the tube, but when the projection points upwards it is fixed. FGH is a wire handle. In taking measurements the tooth-stop is adjusted at any required point and the projection then turned upwards so as to fix it. The instrument is then held with the 3 middle // fingers through the holes F, G, H, and ^* the thumb on the handle D, and inserted into the centre of the mouth as shown...
Page 171 - Mr. Armfield is an encouraging teacher and will not allow that any sound is impossible to the European." — Journal of Education. ORAL METHOD OF TEACHING LANGUAGES (THE). By HE Palmer, Adviser to the Japanese Department of Education. Cr. 8vo, cloth. 3rd impression 5s net. Postage 4d "A thoughtful and practical little book that may be heartily recommended." — Spectator. PEETICKAY. By W. Perrett, BA Demy 8vo, boards 6s net. Postage 5d "Dr. Perrett does not reform spelling, he abolishes it, and he...
Page 172 - ENGLISH INTONATION, with Systematic Exercises. Fscap 4to, cloth. 2nd Edition 5s net. Postage 6d "Mr. Palmer has codified into a system the intonations of English, and has accomplished thereby a valuable and scholarly piece of work.
Page 172 - STORY OF OUR MUTUAL FRIEND (The). Arranged from Charles Dickens. Translated into Phonetic Notation by CM Rice, MA, ARCM Part I. Cr 8vo, cloth 3s 8d. Postage 4d " An admirable little book which should serve a useful purpose.
Page 125 - : as in beat. such a way that the tube is supported at two points, viz. the edge of the teeth (at the tooth-stop), and either at the teeth-ridge or at a point of the hard palate.1...
Page 40 - When we pass from one speech - sound to another the transition is not always instantaneous, though it may be so rapid that the human ear cannot detect anything between them. During the utterance of a word or of a breath-group there is no cessation of the flow of air, and, therefore, as the organs of speech pass from one position to another there is a series of intermediate sounds. In pronouncing the diphthong...
Page 172 - English is intended to be used chiefly (but not exclusively) by foreign adult students of English, and by all teachers of spoken English.
Page 8 - The Principles of the International Phonetic Association," obtainable from D. Jones, University College, London, WC Phonet: ic Symbol.
Page 124 - The instrument is then removed from the mouth and the position of the end of the wire recorded by applying it to a previously prepared outline diagram of the section of the palate. By adjusting the tooth-stop at different points, the position of a number of points on the surface of the tongue may be recorded and Fig.
Page 173 - ... more clearly the rules for the Subjunctive or the use of the tenses." FRENCH INTONATION EXERCISES. By H. Klinghardt and M . de Fourmestraux. Translated and adapted for English Readers by ML Barker, MA, Assistant in the Department of German, Edinburgh University. Demy 8vo, cloth 7s 6d net. Postage 6d The original German edition has long been recognised as the standard work on French intonation, and it is hoped that the present translation and adaptation will have a wide appeal to all students...

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