Elements Of Orthoepy

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Excerpt from Elements of Orthoepy: Containing a Distinct View of the Whole Analogy of the English Language; So Far as It Relates to Pronunciation, Accent, and QuantityRedundance might alfo be confidcred as a fault in literal notation but it is not attended with any ih convenience, whnle it is kept within due bounds, and thefe it will not often exceed, as men are not ufed to invent without occafion. That I and fhould repro fent the fame found, is not inconvenient butithat c and t fhould ever depart from their own powers to afl'ume that of r, is a grofs imperfeehon. The dif tinetion of fmall and capital letters, reprefenting the fame founds, is fo far from being a faulty redundance, that it is almofl an indifpenfable requifite.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Elements of English Orthoepy: For the Use of Teachers and Primary Schools In every syllable of the spoken English we have one, and only one, of the sounds, either of the first or second mode of utterance. Articulated or inarticulate; and in every syllable of the written. We use one, and only one, of the letters which represent sounds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.