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3. i.
4. 4.
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s. a.
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4. a.
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>1 TilME o/ f/«j STAfPZE a«<J DIPHTHONGAL VOWELS referred to by (heFigures over the Letters in this Dictionary .
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ENGLISH SOUNDS. FRENCH SOUNDS.
long slender English a, as in file, pS-per» &c. 73 - -- -- -- - - A *}if c e> «>A*\
long Italian a, as in f3r, il-ther, pa-pi, mam-mi, 77-*--*-- - <t in fable, ruble.broad German a, as in fill, will, wl-ter, 83 • il in <?ge, CUlUuus.
6hort sound of the Ltalian a, as in fit, mlt, mlr-ry, 81--- . a in fat, matin,
long e, as in mh, hire, mi-tre, mA-dium; 93 - -- -- -- -- -- » in mitre, epitre.
short e, as in mAt, lAt, gAt, 95------*----* .e in metle, nette.
long diphthongal i, as in pine, tl tie, 105. di in la'ique, naif.
short simple t, as in pin, tit-tie, 107.. - - * in inne, titri.
long open 0 , as in nA, nAte, nA-tice 162.-.0 in globe, lobe
long close o, as in mAve, prAve, 164 . ..eu in mouvoir, ponroir.
long broad 0, as in nAr, fir, Ar; like the broad 1, 167 - -- -- -- oin or, for, envor,short broad 0 , as in ni% nit, git, 163 -. --------oin hotte, cotte.
long diphthongal u, as in tAbe, cA-pid, .. iou in Cioutat, chimtrme.
short simple u, as in t&b, c&p, s6p, 172 - eu'm neuj, veuf
middle or obtuse u, as in bill, fill, pAll, 4^3 ot* in boule foule, pottle,
long broad A, and the short 1, as in All, 290 - - - - - • » • oi in cyclotde , kerotquelong broad A, and the middle obtuse u, as in thou, pound, 313 » w . , . aoU in Aout*
Tlu The acute or sharp th, as in think, thin, 466.
Tu. The grave or flat th, as in THis, THat, 41, 50 , 466.
560. When G is printed in the Roman character, it has its hard sound in get, gone, &c. as go, give,geese, &c. ; when it has its soft sound, it is spelled in the notation by the consonaut J, as giunl,ginger, Ji-ant, jin-jer. The same may be observed of S: the Roman character denotes its hard soundhi jin, j«n, &c. as so, sit, sense, &c. j its soft sound is spelled by s, as rose, raise , &c. row, raze, &e.
ADVERTISEMENT.
In the course of a critical investigation of the powers of the letters in the foregoing Principles,there is scarcely a word of any difficulty or diversity of sound which has not been noticed, and thetrue pronunciation, with the reasons and authorities for it, pointed out; so that if the inspector shouldWot meet with sufficient information in the Dictionary under the word, let him consult the Principlesunder the vowel, diphthong, or consonant, he wishes to be explained, and it is highly probable he willmeet with the satisfaction he requires. Thus to know something more concerning the g in the wordimpugn, which some speakers pronounce and others suppress, let him look into the Principles underthe letter G, No. 386, and he will find additional observations to those in the Dictionary under thev or ^x : i - 1S r rue t ' ial most these doubtful, as well as other words, are referred to the Principles ;.. ut \ t this reference should by chance be omitted, it is hoped that this Advertisement will supplythe deficiency. » r rr *
N. B.—A word not found in the Dictionary may possibly be met with in the Appendix *