The Philology of the English TongueClarendon Press, 1880 - 700 pagine |
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Pagina 142
... accented , as exhaust , exalt , exotic ; in other cases it has the original value of ks . This distinction is , however , ques- tioned ; and the decision of it is all the more difficult , as we may not trust the report of our own organs ...
... accented , as exhaust , exalt , exotic ; in other cases it has the original value of ks . This distinction is , however , ques- tioned ; and the decision of it is all the more difficult , as we may not trust the report of our own organs ...
Pagina 153
... accented after the French manner on the last syllable . But now that the accent has moved forward to the first syllable , there is a tendency to abolish the traces of French orthography The adjective honourable is anglicised in the ...
... accented after the French manner on the last syllable . But now that the accent has moved forward to the first syllable , there is a tendency to abolish the traces of French orthography The adjective honourable is anglicised in the ...
Pagina 154
... accented in the French manner , and these are especially the ones we ought to attend to , if we would wish not to ... accent of this word is invariably placed on the first syllable by all correct speakers , and as constantly removed ...
... accented in the French manner , and these are especially the ones we ought to attend to , if we would wish not to ... accent of this word is invariably placed on the first syllable by all correct speakers , and as constantly removed ...
Pagina 155
... accent back , yet we are far from having divested our- selves of words accented on the last syllable . There are a certain number of cases in which this constitutes a useful distinction , when the same word acts two parts . Such is the ...
... accent back , yet we are far from having divested our- selves of words accented on the last syllable . There are a certain number of cases in which this constitutes a useful distinction , when the same word acts two parts . Such is the ...
Pagina 164
... accent on Sir , in such a manner that it was liable to be mistaken for surgeon . This accentuation of ' Sir John ' may be traced further back , however , even to Shakspeare , unless our ears deceive us , 2 Henry VI , ii . 3. 13 : Also ...
... accent on Sir , in such a manner that it was liable to be mistaken for surgeon . This accentuation of ' Sir John ' may be traced further back , however , even to Shakspeare , unless our ears deceive us , 2 Henry VI , ii . 3. 13 : Also ...
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