Orthophony; Or, The Cultivation of the Voice, in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises, Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice," and the System of Vocal Culture |
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... Radical Stress , " 23 Vowels and Diphthongs , " Median " 24 Consonants , 26 " Vanishing " Labial Sounds , 26 " Compound " " Dental 66 " Thorough " 27 Palatic " 6 Aspirated Element , 28 28 Nasal Sounds , . 28 " Tremor , " Analytic ...
... Radical Stress , " 23 Vowels and Diphthongs , " Median " 24 Consonants , 26 " Vanishing " Labial Sounds , 26 " Compound " " Dental 66 " Thorough " 27 Palatic " 6 Aspirated Element , 28 28 Nasal Sounds , . 28 " Tremor , " Analytic ...
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... radical , " or initial sound , with which the name of the letter a commences ; and 2. The deli- cate " vanish , " or final sound , with which , in full pronunciation , and in singing , it closes , - bordering on e , as in eve , but ...
... radical , " or initial sound , with which the name of the letter a commences ; and 2. The deli- cate " vanish , " or final sound , with which , in full pronunciation , and in singing , it closes , - bordering on e , as in eve , but ...
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... order . The ancient orthography of the language , placed them as they stand in orthoëpy , - Hu ; thus Hweat , Hwen , & c . - which , although it is unavoidably analyzed by the CL ATONIC " ELEMENTS . 23 Atonic "Radical Stress,"
... order . The ancient orthography of the language , placed them as they stand in orthoëpy , - Hu ; thus Hweat , Hwen , & c . - which , although it is unavoidably analyzed by the CL ATONIC " ELEMENTS . 23 Atonic "Radical Stress,"
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... radical " or initial sound , when we utter it by itself ; and it becomes , from its very nature , a thing which judgment and taste would alike require to be sunk out of notice to the ear , in the enunciation of syllables , or words ...
... radical " or initial sound , when we utter it by itself ; and it becomes , from its very nature , a thing which judgment and taste would alike require to be sunk out of notice to the ear , in the enunciation of syllables , or words ...
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... radical " movement always demands clearness , force , precision , and spirit , in the execution : the " vanish " requires nice and delicate finish , perfect exactness , but no undue marking or prominence . It should resemble , in its ...
... radical " movement always demands clearness , force , precision , and spirit , in the execution : the " vanish " requires nice and delicate finish , perfect exactness , but no undue marking or prominence . It should resemble , in its ...
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abrupt accent action animated appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality atonic becomes BOOK OF PSALMS breath cadence character chest command Coriolanus deep degree designation diphthong distinct ditone downward slide earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution Elocutionist emotion enunciation error exact exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forcible gentle glottis grave guttural habit heart heaven High pitch human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light lips Low pitch Median stress melody Middle Pitch Moderate mouth movement muscles musical scale nasal natural notes o'er orotund quality passion pauses peculiar pharynx phrases practice prolonged pronunciation prosodial pure tone purity of tone radical stress reader or speaker reading render Rush scale semitone sentence shout sion soft solemn soul speaking speech student style Subdued subtonic swell syllables termed thee thou tion tongue tonic trachea unimpassioned vanishing stress vivid vocal sound voice wave whispering words