"Elocutionary Manual.": The Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and Notations, for Pronunciation, Intonation, Emphasis, Gesture and Emotional ExpressionJ. P. Burbank, 1878 - 243 pages |
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Page viii
... idea emphatic Accentual effect of priority of words Grammatical value of the " Parts of Speech . " Principal and accessory parts of sentences Separate pronunciation of clauses Antithesis involved in emphasis Suggested antithests the ...
... idea emphatic Accentual effect of priority of words Grammatical value of the " Parts of Speech . " Principal and accessory parts of sentences Separate pronunciation of clauses Antithesis involved in emphasis Suggested antithests the ...
Page xviii
... ideas , and thus we have Language , ―variously intelligible in every commu- nity , but the same in its elements , throughout the world . Elocution , as it involves the exercise of language , must em- brace the Physiology of Speech - the ...
... ideas , and thus we have Language , ―variously intelligible in every commu- nity , but the same in its elements , throughout the world . Elocution , as it involves the exercise of language , must em- brace the Physiology of Speech - the ...
Page xxiv
... idea may be unmistakeably suggested . When the opposition is complete in terms , the tones of antithesis are not required , and the emphasis follows the general law , by which the idea new to the context , or uppermost in the speaker's ...
... idea may be unmistakeably suggested . When the opposition is complete in terms , the tones of antithesis are not required , and the emphasis follows the general law , by which the idea new to the context , or uppermost in the speaker's ...
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... ideas . 2. As , in learning to play upon an instrument of music , it is indispensable to be practically acquainted with its mechanical principles , so , in studying the Art of Speech , it is of consequence that the learner be familiar ...
... ideas . 2. As , in learning to play upon an instrument of music , it is indispensable to be practically acquainted with its mechanical principles , so , in studying the Art of Speech , it is of consequence that the learner be familiar ...
Page 35
... idea of the nature of vowel formation . 35. Open the mouth to the greatest possible extent― with the lips naturally drawn back , so that the edges of the teeth are visible - and emit an utterance of voice : it will sound ah ! Continue ...
... idea of the nature of vowel formation . 35. Open the mouth to the greatest possible extent― with the lips naturally drawn back , so that the edges of the teeth are visible - and emit an utterance of voice : it will sound ah ! Continue ...
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