"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 xiv
... ability to speak effectively can undervalue the power , and none who is not competent in this respect , can judge of its value or pronounce it worthless . The study of Oratory is , however , hindered by xiv INTRODUCTION .
... ability to speak effectively can undervalue the power , and none who is not competent in this respect , can judge of its value or pronounce it worthless . The study of Oratory is , however , hindered by xiv INTRODUCTION .
Page xviii
... pronounced according to its own standard of correctness ; —that being correct in one , which is incorrect in another . Thus , in the elocution of the northern British , the Irish , the New England , and other American dialects of our ...
... pronounced according to its own standard of correctness ; —that being correct in one , which is incorrect in another . Thus , in the elocution of the northern British , the Irish , the New England , and other American dialects of our ...
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... Pronounce the numbers from one to a hundred , deliberately and dis- tinctly , with as few breathings as possible . Note the numbers after which the breath is inspired , and compare the results of the exercise at different times . 23 ...
... Pronounce the numbers from one to a hundred , deliberately and dis- tinctly , with as few breathings as possible . Note the numbers after which the breath is inspired , and compare the results of the exercise at different times . 23 ...
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... pronounce a long series of numbers with a gentle and instantaneous expansion of the chest before each number ; and con- tinue the exercise for some minutes at a time , without a single pause for breathing . This may be found difficult ...
... pronounce a long series of numbers with a gentle and instantaneous expansion of the chest before each number ; and con- tinue the exercise for some minutes at a time , without a single pause for breathing . This may be found difficult ...
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... pronounce the vowels alone with the exact sound which they receive in the words . He will probably experience some difficulty at first in isolating the short sounds cor- rectly , especially the 2nd and 5th vowels , -without the ...
... pronounce the vowels alone with the exact sound which they receive in the words . He will probably experience some difficulty at first in isolating the short sounds cor- rectly , especially the 2nd and 5th vowels , -without the ...
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Elocutionary Manual. the Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and ... Alexander Melville Bell No preview available - 2015 |
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Common terms and phrases
accented syllable action adverb antithesis articulation blood body brave breath Brutus Cæsar clause compound dead death Diphthong doth earth effect Elocution emphasis emphatic exercise expressive fall fear feel fool gesture give glottis grammatical grief hand happy hath head heart heaven honour house of York idea imitative implied inflexion labial larynx letters light lingual lips look lord marked mind modulation monophthong motion motley fool mouth nature never night notation nounced o'er P. J. Bailey passion pause phatic pitch poor predicate principle pronounced pronunciation reading rising Scotch sense sentence separate Shakespeare smile soft palate sorrow soul speak speaker spirit syllables tears tence thee thine things thou thought tion tones tongue unaccented unemphatic utterance verb Visible Speech vocal voice vowel sound W. E. Aytoun weep wind words wretched