"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 xvi
... never bring his rules into spontaneous application . He may apply them , or fancy that he applies them , in the reading of selected sentences , but beyond this he cannot carry them a step , without feeling them an incumbrance and a ...
... never bring his rules into spontaneous application . He may apply them , or fancy that he applies them , in the reading of selected sentences , but beyond this he cannot carry them a step , without feeling them an incumbrance and a ...
Page xxiii
... Never to separate words , in any case . That are less separable than those you join ; And , which imports the same , not to combine Such words together as do not relate So closely as the words you separate . " The subject of Antithesis ...
... Never to separate words , in any case . That are less separable than those you join ; And , which imports the same , not to combine Such words together as do not relate So closely as the words you separate . " The subject of Antithesis ...
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... never , & c . , ef , em , en , ex , & c . , pro- nounced twinty , ĭver , niver , if , im , in , ix , & c . — Vowel 4 , long instead of short , as in guess , smell , & c . , pronounced guehss , smēhll , & c . - Vowel 4 , before R , as No ...
... never , & c . , ef , em , en , ex , & c . , pro- nounced twinty , ĭver , niver , if , im , in , ix , & c . — Vowel 4 , long instead of short , as in guess , smell , & c . , pronounced guehss , smēhll , & c . - Vowel 4 , before R , as No ...
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... never utter a purely oral yowel . XI . DISTINCTION BETWEEN VOWELS AND ARTICULATIONS . 112. Before proceeding to illustrate further the appli- cation of our Numerical Notation of Vowels , it is nec- cessary to explain the distinction ...
... never utter a purely oral yowel . XI . DISTINCTION BETWEEN VOWELS AND ARTICULATIONS . 112. Before proceeding to illustrate further the appli- cation of our Numerical Notation of Vowels , it is nec- cessary to explain the distinction ...
Page 62
... never be pressed into the bed of the lower jaw ; the tongue should never touch the lips , or be protruded between the teeth : it should be rarely seen , and , when visible , the less the better . root of the tongue should be depressed ...
... never be pressed into the bed of the lower jaw ; the tongue should never touch the lips , or be protruded between the teeth : it should be rarely seen , and , when visible , the less the better . root of the tongue should be depressed ...
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