alytical practical grammar - Toronto Public Library
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ORTHOGRAPHY-LETTERS. 11<br />
diphthongs; and Subvocals and odspirates, represented by consonants, sin·<br />
gle or combined.<br />
25. VOCALS are inarticulate sounds pl'oduc~d by tbe organs of voicl',<br />
with the moulh more or less open, aud with uo change, or but slight<br />
change, of position in the organs of speech.<br />
26. SPBVOC.\LS arc sounds produced by th9 (or;':lIn8 of voice, Ilriiwlrlicrt<br />
01' morlified by certain chdages in the position of the org:1IJ8 of ~peech.<br />
27. ASPIRA'fES are mere whispering sounds withe,ut vocality, but which<br />
,till h!l~e an audible effect in the enunciatiou of words. They ai'" all<br />
articulate exc{'pt h.<br />
23. The e!emental'Y pl'wers of lettel's can nut Le exhib:ted to the c~":'<br />
but must be learned from the living voicc.<br />
29, 1 hl' I\"AliP. of it ,"owel is always oue of its 1,0""1" (except 11.' :\lId y),<br />
amI. if from tl,,· uame of II conGonaut, we take away the vowel sound, wb t<br />
remains is gen.~'a\ly the I'uwcr of that COlJSOllant, excl'pt lL' and y,<br />
30. A full "iew of the €lclllcntury powers of letterR ill the formatir,lI<br />
of wl)"d", is exhibited ill tlte followiflg tabl(·. 1'1 the wol'c1~ :l:lllt'x",j a~<br />
examples, the letter wI",;.., power is indicated is printed in Italic. By<br />
pronouncing the word dis:illdly, and then lea\'in:; out all but the I'0Wl'\'<br />
of th" Hali" letter, and uttering that alune, we hal'(; the pOw~1' uf that<br />
letter.<br />
31. 'l'AnL~ 0/ E/ulltlIt"ry Sound,~ in the English LOil!!:uac;c.<br />
\'OC~\T,S,<br />
A. ale, able.<br />
A. (trt.<br />
A. all.<br />
:A.<br />
IE.<br />
,E.<br />
:1. ire,<br />
iI. m.<br />
at.<br />
me.<br />
met, egg.<br />
10. old.<br />
'0. move. ""Z~.<br />
:0. odd,<br />
U. ttme, '/lse.<br />
:U. IIp.<br />
e. fnIl.<br />
IOn. thmt.<br />
I liJ.<br />
:D.<br />
1 ( ~.<br />
Ir.<br />
L.<br />
,\1.<br />
N.<br />
~G,<br />
R.1f.<br />
ITh.<br />
1\',<br />
i~:.<br />
l<br />
z.<br />
z.<br />
SU B\'oCAL8.<br />
bat, orb.<br />
tio, did.<br />
gone, day.<br />
judge.<br />
Zie.<br />
man.<br />
no.<br />
ring.<br />
rope, far.<br />
this.<br />
1ce,<br />
yes,<br />
zinc.<br />
azure.<br />
ASPIRATES,<br />
l(---j'ix.<br />
H. ""t.<br />
K, keep, book.<br />
P. pen, tOl'.<br />
!:l.<br />
''1'<br />
iTil.<br />
,:-)h,<br />
IOh.<br />
,Who<br />
I<br />
SUIl.<br />
top, bat.<br />
faith.<br />
show.<br />
chide.<br />
Ichen.<br />
• R before a vowel has a hard or trilling sound; as, ral, "ouglt: anel' a vowel, II<br />
80ft and liquid sound; as, arm,far.
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